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Jun 14, 1837

Journal Entry

June 14, 1837 ~ Wednesday

14th I had an interview, in the streets of Kingston, with
Brother's John Gribble & Isaac Russel at 12 oclok we
went on board the Great Britian J Whitney capt. We
reached Oswego at 7 PM 60 miles fare $1.00 dollar
left Oswego in the line boat Maumee & travled 18 m[iles]
during the night the whole distance 78 miles

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Russell, Isaac
1807- aft. 1842
Gribble, John
abt. 1788-abt. 1874

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Letter to Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 14 June 1837
Kingston U. P C. Upper Canida Dear friend for your consolation I sit down to drop a few lines to you to inform you that we are all well &c. our conference is closed & we are on our way to Connecticut we had a glorious time the spirit of God was poured out upon us all I preached on Sunday the 11th in the forepart of the Day when I closed five presented themselves for Baptism Elder Page administered the ordinance of Baptism unto them on Monday morning we had the Happy privilege of an interview with Elder Goodson & Priest Snider who left Kirtland soon a short time before us they are now with us on their way to England will go with Elders Kimball & Hyde. We took the parting hand with Elder's Page, Blakesley & many others on Monday Morning & travled on foot 18 miles to another Branch of the Church on our way to Kingston & held an Evening Meeting with them all of us bore testimony to the truth viz. Hale, Holmes, Goodson, Snider, & myself the spirit of God rested upon us so much so that under the administration of our hands the Sick were healed & Devils were cast out, &c. we came to Kingston by land yesterday & we met in Kingston streets this morning two brethren viz Brother John Gribble who will carry both of my letters to you, & Brother Russel from Torro- nto who is going to England with the rest. we are all of us now about to take the Steam Boat Great Britian for Oswego we will be in Oswego in few hours from this I though[t] I would write a few lines to you as I had an opportunity of sending it by Brother Gribble but I must write in great haste for the boat is about to leave I want you to be sure & write to me at Colbrook Con
Letter to Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 14 June 1837
[upside-down text] Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff Kirtland Geauga County Ohio [end of upside-down text]
Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
Upper Canada with several of the Elders and on the went on board the Great Britian. We reached Oswego at 7 pm. The Great Britian was at this time the largest steam ship in the world and the boast of the English people. We continued our journey in the line boat Maumee. At Syracuse we went

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Woodruffs live with Jonathan and Olive Hale; Wilford records patriarchal blessings for Joseph Smith Sr.

Jun 14, 1837