Letters to Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff and the Smoots, 17 December 1839
94 King Street, New york
My Dear Phebe
In great haste I take my pen to write a
few more lines to you merely to inform you of my departure
from New York for Liverpool. I shall go on board tomorrow in
company with Elders John Taylor, & Theadore Turley & shall sail
Thursday morning the 19th inst we shall probably reach Liverpool in
less than 20 days as the winds are generally fafvorable this season of
the year in going to England but unfavorable in coming to
America. We sail in the (packet Ship Oxford the old line of New York &
Liverpool) We went on board of her yesterday & secured our births or at
passage therefore we shall possitively sail on the 19 th. you need not
look for any more letters or communications from me untill I
arive in England at which time I shall write to you again.
I am enjoying good health & so is Brothers Taylor & Turley. I
am truly sorry I could not have obtained another letter from
you before I left New york, as I never have obtained but
one since I left home. however I know there are many things to
be considered I hope you will remember to write to me & direct
to Preston, Lankenshire, England & give me all the news with you. I have
[written in upside-down text] This is the 6 th letter that I have written you since I left yoyu. Nov 24 th I sent you onde dollar, 13 th of Dec I sent you five dollars
I hope you have received those letters [end of upside-down text]
sent you six letters & a number of papers & when you write to me tell
me what number of letters you have recieved from me & the dates of them
I wrote a letter to Father & Mother Carter yesterday I see Ilus after
he is well. Our fare on board the Oxford is $15 dollars each we find & coockk our
own provisions. Great fires continue to ravage our eastern Cityies. & fires, wars,
& earthquakes the Eastern World ie Europe. I attended a fire in this city on last
Saturday night. whare $500,000 dollars worth of property was consumed, ie half a million
