toomb stones in hopes of seeing
a familiar name, but none was there
to reward my search. There are many
Woodfords & Thompson's but no Woodruff's
My Angelic companion now being ready I climed into the cutter tucked the
robes carefuly about my feet, thrust
my hands deep into two spacious
overcoat pockets & announced my read-
iness to start. If it was cold in New York, it was still colder up here
the thermometer registering 8 degrees below
zero on MrGabriel's porch. The ride
over behind a good horse was charming
the road we took leads out of Avon
1/2 mile to the south when it bends to
the right & crosses a valley almost due
east for a mile & 1/2 forest
sprinkled with evergreens, when on reach-
ing MrEd. Woodfords house it turns to
the south again. About 1/2 miles down
this road a big apple tree stands
throwing its branches far over the
toomb stones in hopes of seeing
a familiar name, but none was there
to reward my search. There are many
Woodfords & Thompson's but no Woodruff's
My Angelic companion now being read
I climed into the cutter tucked the
robes carefuly about my feet, thrust
my hands deep into two spacious
overcoat pockets & announced my readiness to start. If it was cold in
New York, it was still colder up here
the thermometer registering 8 degrees below
zero on Mr Gabriel's porch. The ride
over behind a good horse was charming
the road we took leads out of Avon
1/2 mile to the south when it bends to
the right & crosses a valley almost due
east for a mile & 1/2 forest
sprinkled with evergreens, when on reaching MrEd. Woodfords house it turns to
the south again. About 1/2 miles down
this road a big apple tree stands
throwing its branches far over the
"Letter from Asahel Hart Woodruff, 17 January 1893," p. 4, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/z9x2