in 4 or 5 feet of snow. Is business lively with you. When do yoyu think of comeing east. how is your
health. Variant are the scenes of life. Strange things are hap'ning it these last days. Direct your letters to
to Vinalhaven Maine. Do not forget that Phebe sends her respects to you. I do not know as you can read
half of my writing I have often wished I was a better scribe & I expect others have. (Ye hali ettou boa) {shorthand}
{shorthand}

Mr Asahel H Woodruff
Terre Haute
Indiana

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Willford Woodruff
Oct. 20^th 1837
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in 4 or 5 feet of snow. Is business lively with you. When do you think of comeing east. how is your health. Variant are the scenes of life. Strange things are hap'ning it these last days. Direct your letters to to Vinalhaven Maine. Do not forget that Phebe sends her respects to you. I do not know as you can read half of my writing I have often wished I was a better scribe & I expect others have. (Ye hali ettou boa) {shorthand} {shorthand}

Mr Asahel H Woodruff Terre Haute Indiana

Willford Woodruff Oct. 20th 1837 end of upside-down text