Letter to Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 12 March 1846
Farmington Ct
My Dear Phebe
I again address a few lines to you I ha[v]e
written two letters to you since I landed. I feel
exceding anxious to hear from you. I requsted you
in three letters to get waggons against me come I
now wish to recall that requst & wish to informs you
that I have purchased one good waggon for Baggage
& I have bought one half of a large carivans or omnbus
for our families to ride in it is 12 feet long & spring seats ^seats^
enough in so that 16 persons can ride comfotably or room
Enough to spread 4 large Beds in case of sickness the w^b^ody
of the waggon is set upon 3 set of good springs which will
make it easy sitting or riding I can also have half of
anothr L[u]mber waggon for baggage if I want so you
n[e]ed not get any waggon at all until I come. you
need not make any tent for us but keep the cloths. I have
bought an excelle[n]t stro[n]g duck tent in New York made by
a regular tent maker water proof conta[i]ning 70 yards
with a good water proof floor the tent is 9 by 12 feet
inside will hold 15 persons I am confident you will
like it I shall bring a Saddle & ^saddle^ ^&^ Bridle with me any oxen
or good cows that can be bought will be well.
I quite unexpectedly reccved a kind Letter from my
Dear Phebe containing two counts of interest not through
the post but in the top of my trunk which I was glad to get
I shall go to Maine to morrow after Phebe she is well & [illegible]
says Ilus. O How I want to hear from you & know how
you get along & if you & the Children are all alive & well
please write me am answer to this & direct to Pittsb[ur]gh
Pittsburgh. I will call at the off[i]ce for a letter from
you when I ar[ri]ve at that town. I am in Hopes yet
to get a lettr from you in farmington before I go ^one of your friends^ ur friend
has offered to make my wife ^you^ a Hansdsome present befo[r]e I go
west I hope I shall get it for it will be one you will
be much pleased with But as it has got to be late
at night I will close & bid you good night my
Love to Br & Sistr Clark Br Sister Jackson Br Ferguson
& all who are inquire
Yours Truly
Wilford
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Please reta[i]n in your own Hands all monies I forwarded
by you except what was in letters & what you want to pay
out the main affairs I will see to & settle when I come
Wilford
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