Letter to Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 30 September 1839
Farmington Hartford County Ct
My Dear Phebe
In the midst of my Fathers family I once
more take up my pen to convers with you a few moments. I have
delayed writing longer than I should but I have been waiting for a
letter from you I have had the greatest anxiety to hear from you
& Sarah E. & the friends around you but as yet I have not had that privilege
When I passed through Buffalo I sent to the Post Office by the Captain of the
boat that carried me to Albany & he found no letter there for me I am
in hope that I shall find one from you when I arive at New York for
I have great anxiety about you to know if you & the babe are
sick or well I have seen you twice since I left home (in dream) &
from what you told me the last time I did not know but you
was sick or had a poor turn but I hope mot at any rate I want
to hear from you. I have much I should be glad to say to you
at this time but I must be brief as Eunice will write some
on this sheet: you will wish to hear a word concering my journey
On the 21st Aug I left Rochester & the Island friends On the 24th I was
in Terre Haute spent 2 days there with Doct Modesett a Saint visited the buying [burying]
yard obtained much information concernig Asahel from a Mr Adams
On the 30th spent the night with the family of James Townsend
he had gone with a team from home they had all been sick with
the Ague & fever Sept 1st Sundy I preached to a congregation of
Germons Brother Taylor followed me while he was speaking I sat by
a window the wind blew upon me & I had a chill & fever that eveng I
had been gain[in]g in health untill that time I continued my journey in
the morning but the ague again left me I continued my journey to
Clevland by land at which place I arived on the tenth of Sept enjoying pretty
good health I took boat on Lake Erie on the 10th I noticed however
