15 I recieved 6 letters wrote 2
I recieved one letter from S Brannan New york Also the messenger And a times
& seasons from Nauvoo. Mrs Woodruff
& babe was quite unwell this morning It
was Ascertained that the ship would not
go out this day 8 [miles]
~ Friday
16th1846January I went on board the ship
Liverpool with my family & about 40 other Saints Elders Hedlock, Fielding, McChacie & myself went
out withe ship abot 10 miles we then
took the parting hand with my family
& all the Saints & returned in a small
boat & left them floating before a good
breeze I returned to Liverpool &
was vary busy the remaind part of
the day 20
~ Saturday
17th I spent the day at the office 4
~ Sunday
18th Sunday I called upon Elder Ward
in the morning found him unwell yet He
went with me to the office Elder Hedlock
was with us & we took an inventory of all
the property in the printing department
And settled all accounts as far as time would
permit. I remained at the office untill 11 oclok
at night
~ Monday
19th Monday was A vary busy day in
settling my business I recieved 2 letter I wrote A letter to Henry McEwen
~ Thursday
15th [FIGURE] I recieved 6 letters wrote 2
I recieved one letter from S BrannanNew york Also the messenger And a times
& seasons from Nauvoo. Mrs Woodruff
& babe was quite unwell this morning It
was Ascertained that the ship would not
go out this day 8
~ Friday
[FIGURE] 16th1846January I went on board the Ship
Liverpool with my family &
40 other saints Elders
Hedlock, Fielding, McChacie & myself went
out withe the ship abot 10 miles we then
took the parting hand with my family
& all the saints & returned in a small
boat & left them floating before a good
breeze. I returned to Liverpool &
was vary busy the remaind part of
the day 20
~ Saturday
17th I spent the day at the office 4
~ Sunday
18th Sunday I called upon Elder Ward
in the morning found him unwell yet He
went with me to the office Elder Hedlock
was with us & we took an inventory of all
the property in the printing department
And settled all accounts as far as time would
permit. I remained at the office untill 11 oclok
at night
~ Monday
19th Monday was A vary busy day in
settling my business I recieved 2 letters
FIGURES I wrote A letter to Henry McEwen
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," January 15, 1846 - January 19, 1846, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/73Ww