26^th [FIGURE] SEW We obtained a package of
seven letters, one to H. C. Kimball from J Taylor on
the Isle of Man, one from father John Smith on[e]
Elias Smith, & one from Elder O. Pratt, direct[e]d
to George A. Smith, & one from Hiram Clark on[e]
from Phebe W. Woodruff & Albert Petty & one from
Sister Margarett Smoot directed to W Woodruff
the Letter from Phebe & Sister Smoot gave an
account of the Death & burial of our oldest child
SARAH EMMA, who Died July 17^th 1840
being two years & three days old The following
is an extract from Sister M Smoots Letter

To the memory of Sarah Emma Woodruff who
Died July 17^th AD 1840
Thus the Iron hand of Death
Lade heavy on & stoped the breath
Of one who lived but to Beguile
our moments as if with a smile
Beloved she lived beloved she Died
Her fathers Joy & mothers Pride
Beloved of all who did her see
Yea & more beloved by me

There was no bell here to toll
But many a briny tear did fall
With look our own hearts did tell
Little Sarah Dear farewell
Yes little Sarah lovly one
Sleep on Sleep on, till Christ shall come
Then thou wilt rise shake of[f] thy dust
BAnd be numbered with the just

Brother Woodruff except of this piece of compo-
sition from one who had evry feeling but that
of a parent for your departed Sarah
M. T. Smoot

Phebe's letter was Dated July 18^th 1840
The following is an extract

My Dear Willford, what will be your feelings, when
I say that yesterday I was called to witness the depar-
ture of our little Sarah Emma from this world, yes
she is gone the relentless hand of death has snatched
her from my embrace—but Ah! She was two lovely
to kind, to affectionate, to live in this wicked world when
looking on her I have often thought how I should feel
to part with her I thought I could not live without
her esspecially in the Absence of my companion.
but she has gone the Lord hath taken her home to himself
for some wise purpose. It is a trial to me, but the Lord
hath stood by me in a wonderful manner I can see & feel
& that he has taken her home & will take better care of
her than I possibly could for a little while untill I shall
go & meet her yes Willford we have one little Angel in
heaven & I think it likely her spirit has visited you before
this time. It is hard living without her She used to call
her poor Pa-Pa & putty pa-pa many times in a day she left a
kiss for her pa-pa with me just before she died. She eat
her dinner as well as usual thursday was taken about 4 oclok
with a prestness for bre^a^th the Elders lade hands upon her
& anointed her a number of times, but the next day her
spirit took its flight from this to another world with-
out a groan. To day Willford & I with quite a number
of friends accompaning us came over to Commerce to pay
our last respects to our little darling in seeing her decently buried
she had no relative to follow her to the grave or to shed a
tear for her but her Ma & little Willford [FIGURES] I have just been to
take a pleasing melancholy walk to Sarah's grave, she lies alone
in peace. I can say that the Lord gave & the Lord hath
taken away & blessed be the name of the LORD
{May the Lord bless yourself and return you home again is the prayer of your sickly and afflicted companion} P W. Woodruff