the commencing of mobing once more
in Hancock County. the mob had burned
42 of the Houses of the Saints in Lima
I wrot A letter to O. Pratt & S Brannan
one to Freedom & Shuah Moulton, one to
Father Carter, to Sarah B. Foss I sent
Sister Foss £2 in a letter And Mrs Woodruff
sent to Phebe 12/6 in the same letter Also a
Bundle of clothing to Phebe all of which
was sent to her by Br Holmes or it was put
in his care. £3I sent to Brannan £0.16.8
To pay for two copies of the Messengers
~ Saturday
18th[FIGURES] I recieved 4 letters & wrote 4
I got a dinner for my American Brethren
to meet at my house before they set sail
for America Elders HolmesHardy & Clark
were present & dined with me at 5 oclok
I sat up writing untill after midnight
~ Sunday
19th ^Sunday^ [FIGURES] I recieved 3 letters & wrote 4
Elders Hardy and Holmes went on board
of the ship this morning. We recieved
A rumour this morning through the
Liverpool Papers that the mob was
raging in Hancock County had burned
from 70 to 300 Houses & that A proposition
had been made by the Twelve to the
citizens of Hancock that they would leave
the county as soon as they could have
time to dispose of therire property. these
are strange times we live in When will
the mob scease & the Saints livee in peace
I attended meeting in the Afternoon & preached
in the evening from the 102 Psalm
the commencing of mobing once more
in Hancock County, the mob had burned
42 of the Houses of the Saints in Lima
I wrot A letter to O. Pratt & S Brannan
one to Freedom & Shuah Moulton, one to
Father Carter, to Sarah B. Foss I sent
sister Foss £2 in a letter And Mrs Woodruff
sent to Phebe 12/6 in the same letter Also a
Bundle of clothing to Phebe all of which
was sent to her by Br Holmes or it was put
in his care. I sent to Brannan £0-16-8
To pay for two copies of the Messengers
~ Saturday
18th FIGURES I recieved 4 letters & wrote 4
I got a dinner for my American Brethren
to meet at my house before they set sail
for America Elders HolmesHardy & Clark
were present & dined with me at 5 oclok
I sat up writing untill after midnight
~ Sunday
19th FIGURES Sunday I recieved 3 letters & wrote 4
Elders Hardy and Holmes went on board
of the ship this morning. We recieved
A rumour this morning through the –
Liverpool Papers that the mob was
raging in Hancock County had burned
from 70 to 300 Houses & that A proposition
had been made by the Twelve to the
citizens of Hancock that they would leave
the county as soon as they could have
time to dispose of theire property, these
are strange times we live in When will
the mob scease & the Saints livee in peace
I attended meeting in the Afternoon & preached
in the evening from the 102 Psalm
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," October 17, 1845 - October 19, 1845, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/mZ7p