I sit down this morning
to write a few lines to you. I recieved a letter yesterday
from Eldr Player containing a letter from Sister Kimba[ll] [page torn]
to Brothr Kimball it was truly interesting & contaned
much information. Elder Turley arived in Nauvoo
about the 25th Nov with 109 Saints the Rest stoped in Kirtland. Sister Kimball says she has had many good
[page torn] [se]asons with the English Sisters sincee they arived she
says they all feel well that she has seen Sister Elizabeth
Ravenscroft makes it her home with Sister Kimball & is
well, Happy, & contented. She sends a great deal of love
to you & says tell Brother Smith that his trunk was
sent safe to his fathrs but has not seen them since
they got it all our things arivd safe. Sister Kimball
has got all the things which I sent to my wife
for I think I told you before Phebe had gone
to Maine untill I Return. She did not tell
who stoped at Kirtland. Sister Kimball says she
has just herd of the death of Her Father Merry
& among othr things she says the Saints have named
their Steem Boat Nauvoo & the last trip it
made Brothr Joseph went up with it & who should
come Back with him But John Boynton & Lyman Johnson
& John Boynton Wife they made it their home with Joseph
while in Nauvoo they have bought tools & are going to
Build & settle in Nauvoo & Joseph seemed pleased
at having his old friends around him once more they
seem to be bulding up & prospering there at the present
time Joseph says he is going to have all his old friends
around him again.
As to News in this country I
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would merly say that from the letters we get the
work seems to be prosperous, the company of the
Saints will be large that goes in Feb the work
is prospering here in London. We number over
40 in this region we Baptized 3 last night aftr meet-
ing othrs are ready Brothr Pitt has Baptized 5 in Ipswich
all the Saints here send much Love to you &
talk much about you. I wish you could have
Been with us in London on the 26th. We had an intr-
esting time Eldr Kimball, myself Doctor Copeland &
wife Sisters Redman, Mary Corner, & Broth Crook from
the Leigh all went togethr to St James Park to see
her Majesty & Prince Albert with all their train go
from Buckingham Palace to the House of Lords to
open Parlaiment & it was the grandest scenery I [page torn]
Beheld it was Judged their was from 3 to 400,000 perso[ns] [page torn]
present we had the good fortune to get into the front [page torn]
so the State Coach containing her Majesty & PrinceAlb[ert] [page torn]
the Mistress of the Robes & Mastr of the Horse, passed within
10 feet of us drawn by 8 of those cream coloured Horses which
you saw. We had a perfect view of them all twice as they
passed us going & comeing from Parliament, she was
small, plain in look, & dress. Prince Albert is a good
looking man the whole of Saint James Park was one
dens mass of Human Beings & the entrance of all the Roads
leading to it, give my special love to all the Saints
write & tell me all the News Esspecially if you got any
American News. Remember me to Brothr Player & all the Saints
Eldr Kimball sends his love to you & all the Saints
That peace Health & all needful Blessings may rest
upon you is the prayer of your Brothr in the kingdom of ^Patience^