in a sleigh to Scarboro, we called at Father Carters & it
seemed quite Lonesome as no one was at home except Mrs Carter & Mr & Mrs Plummer. we stoped at the place to
warm then rode to Sister Foss we thare found Fabyan
Sister Foss & family, all busy we stoped an hour took
tea, gave some council, & returned to Portland & it was
exceding cold I became quite chilled I spent a portion of
the evening with IlusEzra & Mr Shaw I then went home with
Mr Ezra Carter & spent the night Miss Sarah Elizabeth
Foss was residing with Brother Ezra Carter 24 m[iles]
~ Monday
4th I left Portland in company with Mrs Judith Carter
& her Dauther & returned to Cambridgeport I was quite
unwell through my cares & labours I feel at times as much as
I can stand up under, in haveing the labour & care of getting
the companies ready I recieved A letter to day from Walker Lewis I wrote 1 letter to Horace G Gladwin 110 m[iles]
~ Tuesday
5th I received 3 letters from O HydeWm Low, & M C Pevey
I wrote 1 letter to Wm Low, this was an exceding busy day I [FIGURE] bought & packed up a stove Also packed up a large Box of goods
at home, looking glass, cloak, carpet rugs Boots, shoes, pants drawers &c &c Ilus F Carter spent the night with me.
~ Wednesday
6th[FIGURE] In company with Mrs Judith Carter Mrs WoodruffI F Cart[er] [page covered]
I went in to Boston had an interview with Brothers Hewywood & woolley
After consulting upon the subject of purchaseing a Bill of goods I
Assisted in Purchaseing A Bill of goods mostly dry goods at the
firm of Newton Eaton &c No 34 Pearl street to the Amount of
$1500. Then returned home & spent the night I Paid Brother
Woolley $245.00 for waggons & sundrys I recieved one letter from OJ Gibson. Oliver R. Dorrance of the firm of Newton Eaton & co proffered
to supply any orders for goods that I would send for Hereafter
~ Thursday
7th This was also A vary busy day we continued our purchase to
day we bought A Bill of goods of J W Blodget & Co No. 26, 28, & 30
Pearl street. G. B. Samson, sailesman of About $1500. And A Bill of
crockery of Mellen & Co. 16, 18, and 20 Merchants Row of $200. I wrote A letter. I recieved $100 dollars from M. C. Pevey & gave
it to M. Cannon to buy oxen for said Pevey
~ Friday
8th We continued our purchases to day for Mr Carter untill dark. we
were all vary weary I went to the rail Road station with Father Carter
early in the morning And had considerable conversation with him
not knowing that we should ever meet again I have had many an
interesting visit with him I received 2 letters from A. W. Babbitt
And Mother Woodruff.
I went to upper & lower Depo of the Eastern rail Road & to the ship
Beatrice & back home Brother Uriah Nickerson spent the night with
me
~ Sunday
10th Sunday I preached to the people & spoke of Brother & Sister Cannon leaving us
in a sleigh to Scarboro, we called at Father Carters & it
seemed quite Lonesome as no one was at home except Mrs
Carter & Mr & Mrs Plummer. we stoped at the place to
warm then rode to Sister Foss we there found Fabyan
Sister Foss & family, all busy we stoped an hour, took
tea, gave some council, & returned to Portland & it was
exeeding cold I became quite chilled I spent a portion of
the evening with IlusEzra & Mr Shaw I then went home with
Mr Ezra Carter & spent the night Miss Sarah Elizabeth
Foss was residing with Brother Ezra Carter 24 m
~ Monday
4th I left Portland in company with Mrs Judith Carter
& her Dauther & returned to Cambridgeport I was quite
unwell through my cares & labour I feel at times as much as
I can stand up under, in having the labour & care of getting
the companies ready I recieved A letter to day from
Walker Lewis I wrote 1 letter to Horace G Gladwin 110 m
[FIGURE]
~ Tuesday
5th FIGURES I received 3 letters from O HydeWm Low, & M C Pevey
I wrote 1 letter to Wm Low, this was an exeeding busy day I
[FIGURE] bought & packed up a stove Also packed up a large Box of goods
at home, looking glass, cloak, carpet rugs Boots, shoes, pants drawers &c &c
Ilus F Carter spent the night with me.
~ Wednesday
6th FIGURES In company with Mrs Judith Carter Mrs WoodruffI F Carter
I went into Boston had an interview with Brothers Heywood & Woolley
After consulting upon the subject of purchaseing a Bill of goods I
Assisted in Purchaseing A Bill of goods mostly dry goods at the
firm of Newton Eaton &c No 34 Pearl street to the Amount of
$1500. Then returned home & spent the night I Paid Brother
Woolley $245.00 for waggons & sundrys I recieved one letter from
J Gibson, Oliver R. Dorrance of the firm of Newton Eaton & co proffered
to supply any orders for goods that I would send for Hereafter
~ Thursday
7th This was also A vary busy day we continued our purchase to
day we bought A Bill of goods of J W Blodget & Co No. 26, 28, & 30
Pearl street. G. B. Samson, saesman of About $1500. And A Bill of
crockery of Mellen & Co. 16, 18 and 20 Merchants Row of $200.
[FIGURE] I wrote A letter. I recieved $100 dollars from M. C. Pevey & gave
it to M. Cannon to buy Oxen for said Pevey
~ Monday
8th We continued our Purchases to day for Mr Carter untill dark. we
were all vary weary I went to the rail Road station with Father Carter
early in the morning And had considerable conversation with him
not knowing that we should ever meet again I have had many an
interesting visit with him I received 2 letters from A. W. Babbitt
And Mother Woodruff.
"Journal (January 1, 1847 – December 31, 1853)," March 3, 1850 - March 10, 1850, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 24, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/YEBW