August 21, 1839 ~ Wednesday 21st I parted with Mr Ebenezer Waterman Carver|Carver & family & Nathaniel Thomas|Br & Susanna Luce Thomas|sister Thomas & left Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois|Rochester & rode to the end of the seven mile prairie & stoped several hours as father John Coltrin|Coltrin was vary sick from thence we rode to Br Elijah Cheney|Chenia's & spent the night distance of the day 28 m August…

journey to England|England. We were to go with Father John Coltrin|Coltrin in a two horsed wagon to Ohio|Ohio. On the 14th of August brother George Miller|George Miller gave us a horse and we started on our journey travelled to the Illinois River, Illinois|Illinois river and crossed at Beardstown, Cass County, Illinois|Beardstown and continued four miles making thirty-eight during the day On the morrow we reached Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois|Springfield…

I landed, I laid down upon the bank of the Mississippi River, United States|river on a side of sole leather. The Prophet Joseph Smith Jr.|Joseph came along and looked at me, and said, "You are starting on your mission." I said yes, but I look like a poor instrument for a missionary; I look more fit for a hospital or dissecting room than a mission. He replied, "What do…

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILFORD WOODRUFF. [Column 1] bare. Parley Parker Pratt|He was hewing a log, preparing to build a cabin. He said: "Brother Woodruff, I have no money, but I have an empty purse, which I will give you..' He brought it to me, and I thanked him for it. We went a few rods further, and met Brother Heber Chase Kimball|Heber C. Kimball, in the same condition, also hewing a…

in that place they contributed ^$9^ to our necessities and George Miller|George Miller gave us a horse as Father John Coltrin|Coultrin was going east he took us into his waggon to help us along we spent 5 days in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois|Springfield where Elder John Taylor, b. 1808|Taylor printed fifteen hundred copies of a pamphlet upon the Missouri|Missouri persecution also had a trial with Elder Almon Whiting Babbitt|Babbit having…

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…

and spent the night with with a Brother Brother Merrill|Merrills the day following a Brother Ute Perkins|Perkins ^we rode 10 miles to Br Perkins and he^ took us in his waggon and carried us to Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois|McComb from thence to Brother Don Carlos Smith, b. 1816|Carloss Smith I rode for hours during the day over a very rough road of stones and stumps lying on my back in…

ELDER John Taylor, b. 1808|TAYLOR STRICKEN. I had the chills and fever nearly every other day, which made riding in a lumber wagon very distressing to me, especially when I shook with the ague. On the 24th of August, we rode to Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana|Terre Haute, and spent the night with Dr. Charles Burns Modesitt|Modisett. I suffered much with the chills and fever. Elder John Taylor up to…