we had one of the most interesting conferences
I ever attended iabroad in the vineyard much of
the spirit of the Lord & union rested ^upon^ the vast
congregation of the Saints I lade hands upon
12 & administered to them for sickness, at the
close of the conference I went home with Br Flint & spent the night. And had the following Dream. I visited the flouring mill in FarmingtonCt whare I found my father Aphek Woodruff who had attended those mills
for the last 30 years I looked upon my father
who appeared to be so infirm & feeble he could
not walk & said he felt strang[e] I went to his help
he seemed to be struck with death he fell into my
arms I called upon Uncle Ozem Woodruff
who was present to come to my assistance he
did so & it seemed that father was about
breatheing his last, & I awoke, & their was a
deep impression left upon my mind by the dream
I some fear I shall not behold my fathers face
again in the flesh but time will determin. I recieved a letter from Br H Clark
~ Monday
17th In companiedy with Elders HolmesHardy Ross & Miller I rode to Newton Heath Manchester
to Br John Armstrong had a good pudding for
dinner containing a sixpens silver peace. their
was ten of us the pudding cut into 10 peaces. I
had the good fortune to get the sixpens we had
a plesent time together we spent the evening
teaching principle & singing. I then returned to Manchester in company with Elders Holmes Hardy
Miller, Ross & Br & Sister SheldenBr & Sister Dunn
Sisters Bradbury & Hewett, we called at Br
Millers administered to his wife. Br Holmes & myself
spent the night at Br Sheldens Br Holmes has taken
we had one of the most interesting conference
I ever attended abroad in the vineyard much of
the spirit of the Lord & union rested upon the vast
congregation of the saints I lade hands upon
12 & administered to them for sickness, at the
close of the conference I went home with Br
Flint & spent the night. And had the following
[FIGURE] Dream. I visited the flouring mill in
FarmingtonCt whare I found my father
Aphek Woodruff who had attended those mills
for the last 30 years I looked upon my father
who appeared to be so infirm & feeble he could
not walk & said he felt strange I went to his help
he seemed to be struck with death he fell into my
arms I called upon Uncle Ozem Woodruff
who was present to come to my assistance he
did so & it seemed that father was about
breathing his last, & I awoke. & their was a
deep impression left upon my mind by the dream
I some fear I shall not behold my fathers face
again in the flesh but time will determin.
[FIGURE] I recieved a letter from Br H Clark
~ Monday
17th In Company with Elders HolmesHardyRoss & Miller I rode to Newton Heath Manchester
to Br John Armstrong had a good pudding for
dinner containing a sixpens silver peace. their
was ten of us the pudding cut into 10 peaces. I
had the good fortune to get the sixpens we had
a plesent time together we spent the evening
teaching principle & singing. I then returned to
Manchester in company with Elders Holmes Hardy
Miller, Ross & Br & Sister Shelden Br & Sister Dunn
Sisters Bradbury & Hewett, we called at Br
Millers administered to his wife. Br Holmes & myself
spent the night at Br Sheldens Br Holmes has taken
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