Kirtland Geauga County Ohio Nov 29th 1836 Brother Asahel H. Woodruff Dear Sir As I have just taken my pen from a sheet directed to our Distant parents I thought pirhaps it would not be amiss to address a few lines to you as I have never had any reason to believe that you had lost that friendship or attachment towards me that I formerly have been made the partaker of an opportunity afforded. Notwithstanding years have rolled away between us since we saw each other face to face yet my attachment ...

Cincinnati is much of a place of business I sayw while there the Dead & wounded taken from the Flora caused by the bursting of the connecting pipes I took water at Cincinnati for Wellsville rising of 400 miles I also passed another boat that had run against a snag store her hull & sunk at Wellsville I took the stage to Kirtland 90 miles & whene I arived at Kirtland I was almost asstonished I at the alteration in the place since I was there in May 1834 for ...

two since I would have been glad to have seen you I hope the day may come when you may have the privelege of fully investigating the cause in which I am engaged for I believe your honesty & dissermment would lead you to imbrace it I have found one thing to be true that when we seek first the Kingdom of God all things els mecessary will be added. I should consider it one of the greatest blessings on earth to have you & the rest of my Kinsman become members of the Church of Latter ...

Kirtland Mills Novbr 30 ^25^ Mr Asahel H Woodruff Terrehaute Indianna Willford Nov 29 1836