When you get tiard of
reading my letters send me word
and I will quit writing. But I feel
well and always like to here from
my Brethern and am such a fool as
to believe that my Brethern are
the same. I dont know that my
Brethern in camp ever think about me [poor leavings] that have drifted down
to this place Hells Kitchan so cal[l]ed
But this I know I think of you and
my friends in the camp, and just as
soon as I can get liberated they will
be burtherned with my society.
The letter from your honorable council
of the 12 of Sept has caused a good deal
of joy in this Boys Bosom. it makes
me feel well next march and then
away to the mountains run boys run
Brother Woodruff I have labourd men-
taly untill I am all most worn out
and I some times think that my salvation
depends uppon my changeing my labour
and working Phisicly [physically] a while, and
now dont I request let any thing in
terpose that will hinder my being
one of those who will go over the mountains next spring, now do remember
this I feel worn out almost I have of
late had an inflamation on my lungs
from which I have not altogether recoverd
Oh well I know you are a merciful man
and will do wright. Sister Woodruff
you will remember me wont you
When you get tiard of
reading my letters send me word
and I will quit writing. But I feel
well and always like to here from
my Brethern and am such a fool as
to believe that my Brethern are
the same. I dont know that my
Brethern in camp ever think about me
puor leamings that have drifted down
to this place Hells Kitchan so called
But this I know I think of you and
my friends in the camp, and just as
soon as I can get liberated they will
be burtherned with my society.
The letter from your honorable council
of the 12 of Sept has caused a good deal
of joy in this Boys Bosom. it makes
me feel well next march and then
away to the mountains run boys run
Brother Woodruff I have labourd mentaly untill I am all most worn out
and I some times think that my salvation
depends uppon my changeing my labour
and working Phisicly physically a while, and
now dont I request let any thing in
terpose that will hinder my being
one of those who will go over the
mountains next spring, now do remember
this I feel worn out almost I have of
late had an inflamation on my lungs
from which I have not altogether recoverd
Oh well I know you are a merciful man
and will do wright. Sister Woodruff
you will remember me wont you
"Letter from Joseph Albert Stratton, 20 October 1846," p. 1, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 18, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/N102