New York City May 24th 1841 My Dear Phebe I thank God for giving me the privilege of once more dating a letter to you while standing upon my own Native Soil. You have ere this herd I am in New York. I left Liverpool the 20 of April in company with 7 of the Twele^v^e, 120 Saints & about 300 passengers in all on board of the Rochester & after a vavorable [favorable] voyage of 29 days I arived in this city ...

& several other things may detain me a few days I have about 100 volumes of the Millennial Star which I wish to get bound before I leave the city so that they can be sold while I am gone I have also 125 Books of Mormon which I also wish to dispence of. Brother Joseph is expected here every day to hold a conference with us before we part, should he come before I get ready to leave I should hold a conference with them & then go to Maine ...

Mrss Phebe. W. Woodruff Care of Ezra Carter Scarborough Maine [stamp in red ink] PAID [stamp in red ink] NEW - YORK MAY 26 [sideways text] May 26th I shall leave for Main next Monday if the Lord will W. W [end of sideways text] [upside-down text] Willford Woodruf May 24th New York 1841 [end of upside-down text] ...