Lee Montrose Lee County Iowa Territory Sept 8th 1840 My Dear Willford, With pleasure I seat myself at this time to acknowledge the reception of your kind letter which came to hand 10 days since and I should have answered it immedately after its reception had it not been that my babe was quite sick but he is better now I had been an[x]iously looking for a letter from you for a long time and to my greate satisfaction received it from the hand of a brother, brought by some of the ...

seem much pleased with their situation they appear to be worthy people I think mu much of them perhapse more for haveing been acquainted with you, he said you told him you thought you should see him in Amrica in about one year from that time which was last April I count the time verry particularly up to that time O my dear W. must I wait longer than that time to see you, br. Joseph says that the Lord does not require a man to be from his family more than a year at one ...

Br. Woodruff Dear Sir— having for a long time Perused with great Interest— your lines to your Dear Phebe by her Permishon this Morn— I thought I would drop a few lines to you for your Comfort & Alltho the buisness of the Day Limits my time they will therefore be few— as Sister Phebe has informed you of the general items of Worth to you but I would say as to the jew al the Prosperity of the Church it is Superior to any time since its— Rise ...

Montrose I T. Sept 10th ^Paid 25^ Mr. Willford Woodruff Ledbury Herfordshire England To the car of M H Corner 52 Ironmonger St Lukes Row London ^G ◊^ [stamp in black ink] LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER [stamp in red ink] NEW-YORK SEP 30 [stamps in red ink] LEDBURY NO 5 1840 To be left at the office untill called for Phebe W. Woodruff & W Clark Sept 8th 1840 Answered in