by council of the presidiny [presidency] converted his fu[n]ds to feeding the poor. bringing in meet & flour &c— and while thus engaged. drew upon the Laws— who were then engaged in mechadize [merchandise]— to the amou[n]t of some six hun[d]red dollars. which. on account of his expenditurs for th[e] poor he was not able to pay within some 70 or 80 dollars as soon as Laws wantd it. though he offe[re]d th[e]m <​good​> popety [property] propety at considrable less th[a]n ma[r]ket value.— as was obliged to leave the — a littele season. In On chu[r]ch business. oppressed— <​worried​> <​thretene [threatened]. & intimdatd [intimidated]​> his family. in his absenc[e] for said pay—