Baldwin Clark enrolled in the army at the age of 17, while 19-year-old Ezra James headed east, bound for England.10

This selfless act of sacrifice by Timothy Baldwin deepened Ezra's love for his brother. The two years of journal entries kept by the missionary always noted whatever wrinkle occurred involving Timothy Baldwin, whether it was receiving or sending a letter, or his eventual marriage to Lucy Rice. No other family member is mentioned as often as T.B. in his journals-though many are mentioned sometimes at the end of entries.

10 Timothy Baldwin Clark, Pioneer of 1848 by Ellen C. Henderson

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