we quit this place, but not before
gathering a bit of evergreen from one
of the graves. our next call is at
the Allen place of which I am content
with an external view. proceding
some distance farther east on this
road we turn to the south and
pass the old juddge place which is
somewhat dilapidated & unoccupied at
present. And now comes the most
interesting experience of all the visite
to the old Old Mill & your birthplace. We
tied our horse at the mill and got
out of the sleigh. Two brothers named
Hohnes are running the placed. One
of them we found raking ice out
of the race, so the water could reach
the wheel which is situated at the
back of the highest part as shown in the
photography. the water is carried to it
by means of an 18 inch inclined wooden
pipe, the upper end of which connects
with the old race as it stood when
you left it half a century ago. I entered
we quit this place, but not before
gathering a bit of evergreen from one
of the graves. our next call is at
the Allen place of which I am content
with an external view. proceding
some distance farther east on this
road we turn to the south and
pass the old judge place which is
somewhat dilapidated & unoccupied at
present. And now comes the most
interesting experience of all the visite
to the old Old Mill & your birthplace. We
tied our horse at the mill and got
out of the sleigh. Two brothers named
Hohnes are running the place. One
of them we found raking ice out
of the race, so the water could reach
the wheel which is situated at the
back of the highest part as shown in the
photography. the water is carried to it
by means of an 18 inch inclined wooden
pipe, the upper end of which connects
with the old race as it stood when
you left it half a century ago. I entered
"Letter from Asahel Hart Woodruff, 17 January 1893," p. 8, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 27, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/p77y