Letter from Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 12 December 1855
Greate Salt Lake
My Dear Willford
As Br Sims has just handed me
a letter from you and an opportunity offers of sending to
Phillmore in the morn, I thought I would ^write^ a few lines
to you I was glad to hear that you had a good journey through
We are as well as usual here but Sarah she has been and
is quite sick with a cold. You said nothing to me about their
moveing into the other house there has been nothing done to it
since you left but Emma took a starte yesterday to move
in so they both have mooved Emma takes the side
next Mrs. Tosses and Sarah the other. Phebe & Susan's shoes
came monday both pair fitted Phebe consequently I sent one
pair back I am getting Bavryl Coventon to make Sarah &
myself some shoes and pay him in cloth also Willy some
boots he finds leather for W's. After you left I let R. have some
cloth for pants also gave him an order ofn the store for the remainder
$7.90 cts he wanted much to board here but I thought it
alltogather unsuitable he said you wanted him to come back when
you came home. Miss M. J. has made me a visit spent the
afternoon she wanted some things for James I let her have
a suit of the jeanes some hicory for shirt a pair of pants
like that you have on & trimings all amounting to $10.80 ct
I think board not higher than I should expect but if you
will come and board with me I will board you cheaper
than it is there I miss you very much the children go
to school and I think they try to do as well as they can. they all
