of the Saints. We continued our journey and crossed the Mississippi River, United States|Mississippi River steam ferry at Quincy, Adams County, Illinois|Quincy on the 2nd day of May being five days on our road from the Grove. The next day I had the unspeakable happiness of visiting Joseph Smith Jr.|Joseph The Prophet out of Prison Myself and five others of the Twelve rode four miles out of town to…

liberated through the blessings of God from his enemies & prison and passed us not far distant from each other without either party knowing it, they making their way for their families in Illinois|Illinois while we were making our way to Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri|Far West into the hands ^midst^ of our enemies so they arrived home to their families & friends before our return. May 3rd was a…

of teams were raised to bring out the remainder of the poor from Missouri|Missouri. President Brigham Young|Young counselled the Twelve to locate their families for the time being in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois|Quincy. I returned to Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois|Rochester for my effects. While at Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois|Springfield, I collected $70 for the relief of the Saints in Quincy, which I sent to them. I returned to Quincy on…

TULLIDGE'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE. [Column 1] requirement of the revelation, on the 18th of April, 1839, I took into my wagon Brigham Young|Brigham Young and Orson Pratt|Orson Pratt: and Father Alpheus Cutler|Cutler took into his wagon John Taylor, b. 1808|John Taylor and George Albert Smith|George A. Smith, and we started for Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri|Far West. On the way we met John Edward Page|John E. Page, who was going…

March 13 I was pressed in spirit to go to Quincy, Adams County, Illinois|Quincy Illinois and visit the the saints who had fled their from their persecuters in Missouri|Missouri I immediately ^March 13^ I took my Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff|wife ^Family^ & child into my waggon and started on the 12th March and arived ^March 13 I took my family and started for Quincy where I arived^ in Quincy on…

THE DESERET NEWS. TRUTH AND LIBERTY. No. 21. Fillmore, Millard County, Utah Territory|FILLMORE CITY, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1858. VOL. VIII. [Column 1] HISTORY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. (FROM HIS OWN PEN.) -[CONTINUED.]- March 8, 1839—I attended a conference at Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois|Springfield, Illinois. —13—I took my family and started for Quincy, Adams County, Illinois|Quincy, where I arrived on the 16th. I dined with Emma Hale Smith Bidamon|Emma Smith…

LEAVES FROM MY JOURNAL. and Missouri|Missouri, and returned to Illinois|Illinois. We had accomplished the mission without a dog moving his tongue at us, or any man saying, "Why do you do so?" We crossed the Mississippi River, United States|Mississippi river on the steam ferry, entered Quincy, Adams County, Illinois|Quincy on the 2nd of May, and all had the joy of reaching our families once more in peace and safety. There…

April 27, 1839 ~ Saturday April 27th We had entered into a covenant to see the poor saints all mooved out of Missouri|Missouri into Illinois|Illinois that they might be delivered from under the hand of such vile persecution & we have spared no pains to accomplish this object untill the Lord hath given us the desires of our hearts in this thing & we have now the last company of…