Letter from Joseph Russell, 18 January 1849
Elder Wilford Woodruff Miramichi
Dearly Bloved Brother
your most welcome and esteemed
favor came Derly to hand, and when about to Repley
your second came as welcome as the firest. the last
came much the quickest, before I Receved I was beginning
to think you Had lost the Diraction.
I vas[t]ly belive that the Stoome Navagation is stopt
betwixt Boston and Halefax a certan number of
munths in the winter say till aprile.
I belive the passage from Boston to Halefax
Dirict is Decidedly the best plan for the Intended
Rout, and in the Spring is the most Desirable
time to get to prince Edward Island.
Beloved Bro. Woodruff, it is imprest upon my mind
that what ever time you leve Boston for Halefax, that
notwithstanding your own corespondence to the presiding
Elder in Halafax wher you go too, but I think that the
preciding Elder in Boston where you Recide should
write a letter Discharging his Duety as a pure Kindness
to the presiding Elder in Halafax and if He the pre-
siding Elder in Halefax be as un Experienced as I
am He will be very thankfull for it, and so
on frome prasiding Elder to prasidend Elder
till youre Round is up, in these North Districts
if the abouve Expretion of the inpostion of my
fellings be incoract, you can esely Reade my motive
^in it^ and take no notice of it.
if not otherways aringed, it wold apear to me that
your firest aproch heare to Halefax will be when the
Navegation is agane appers and if so I wold humbly
Request of you if it is with your [Friend] to write
me from Halefax and let me know exactly when
you will be in Charlot Towne, and if my Busness
will posabley permett ^by^ tending it. I will meet you
ther not to be walking on you ther. then we will come
on to gather to my Deluxe Miramichi if all will.
