Description of his journey in Syria and Palestine (from Beyruth to Jerusalem), his arrival in Jerusalem on December 20 and first activities in Jerusalem. Meetings with Greek ecclesiastics and European diplomats. Details about the Greek brotherhood of the Holy Sepulchre, the repairing of the Temple. Suggestions about the improvement of the Orthodox church in Jerusalem (organisation of an ecclesiastical school in the Patriarchate with students from all Orthodox nations). Suggestions on the future organisation of the Russian mission.
This part of the Journals is written in a note-book "Harwoods improved paper-memorandum book No. 34. London, with a mark of the firm. Fol. 1-4 are an English printed text (title and explanations about different memorandum-books). The last 3 folios were damaged by water in the upper part, but the text can be read clearly.
Meetings with ecclesiastics in Jerusalem. Journey to Nazareth (since February 23 till March 16). Detailed description of the sites and historical places of the country, meetings with the locals. Stay in Jerusalem since March 27. Meeting with the Armenian Patriarch at Jerusalem. Details about the relations between Muslims and Christians, Armenians and Greek Orthodox. About the economics of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Metropoly of Bethlehem.
Description of his journeys to Chevron, Chermen, Maon, Iutta, Gaza and Askalon. Stay in Jerusalem May 11-26. Journey to the Laura of St. Savva. Meetings with Greek ecclesiastics, description of the country and its historical sites, scenes with the locals. In Jerusalem: relations with the Anglicans. Contest of the long discussion with the Armenian Patriarch Zakharias.
Detailed reports of meetings and discussions with Greek bishops and the Anglican bishop Alexander. Further details on the economic and administrative situation in the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, life of the bishops. Journey to Bethlehem, Evrapha (Beth-Djala) and Khevron.
Details on the incomes of the Holy Sepucre from Wallachia and its properties (monasteries and lands). Discussions with the Greek clergy on the status of these properties. Discussion with Metropolitan Filaret Drozdov about the state of church affairs in the East, especially in Jerusalem.
Receiving the appointment ahead the mission in Jerusalem, the journey to Palestine (November 1847). Meeting with high ecclesiastics in Constantinople, news about Jerusalem from Hierotheos, metropolitan of Thabor (appointment of the Latin Patriarch Valerga, conflict between Dyonisios of Bethlehem with the Franciscans). Marginal notes in Russian.
Visits to Bethlehem and En-Karem. Work in the library of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem (July 22 to 26), description of some manuscripts. Description of the monasteries in Jerusalem (July 26-August 3). Journey to Constantinople. Meetings with the Russian ambassador Titov. Description of the funeral of the Patriarch of Jerusalem Athanasios and information about him. Intrigues around the election of the new Patriarch, discussions in the Russian embassy.
Stay in Petersburg in 1847 and preparation of the mission, meetings with high officials. Ff. 28-30v: Stay in Constantinople, discussions with the Russian ambassador Titov about the Russian mission in Jerusalem. Working with the manuscripts of the metochion of the Holy Sepulcre at Constantinople. Reading the notes of the Armenian patriarch at Jerusalem and comments on it. Meeting the Armenian patriarch at Constantinople and discussion on the rights of the Armenians in Bethlehem. Journey from Constantinople to Jerusalem. Meeting with Patriarch Cyril of Jerusalem, discussion on the controversies between the Greek, Armenian and Latin clergy, the properties of the Holy Sepulcre in Moldavia and Wallachia. Meetings with the Armenian Patriarch and the Latin Patriarch Valerga. Installing in the monastery of St. Archangels at Jerusalem. Fighting between Orthodox and Latins in Bethlehem on March 6, 1848 and participation of Porphyrij in the discussion on it. Reviews of books about Jerusalem. Family stories about the Christians Arabs around Jerusalem. Explanation about the Holy Light at Easter. Regulations of life in the mission. Discussions on the creation of a Palestine committee. A lot of information on the history of Palestine and Syria of the previous periods. Marginal notes in Russian, Greek and Latin.
