night for the last time I bid farewell to Fabyan And Rhoda And Mary And the
children Also John Fabyan And Mary And
All that family I then in company with
Sister Foss rode through the lane blocked
up with snow on each side on to her house
And Father Carter walked And He got
there first He wanted to stay with
me untill I went so we Packed up all
of little Phebes things And Paid her
Bill which was as follows
65 weeks of Board at 50 cts $32.50
To New clothing for Journey 6.50
to sewing 2.50
$41.50
Paid at sundry times 19.36
Paid cash to balance March 18th 22.14
$41.50
I then took the parting hand with
Phebe And Ira Foss the ownly children
of that family I saw I also took the last Partinghand And bid farewell to our Hon AgedFatherCarter who seemed much
Affected And wept He sent his best Parental
love to Phebe And wished me to say to her
that he was A full believer in the book of
Mormon And faith of the latter Day Saints
And as soon as he sees his way clear will
endeavor to be baptized spoke of Milton
Holmes calling in the spring to ^be^ baptized him
He was satisfied with our going to Calafornia
And with the course we are persuing
And He wished me to say to Luther
And Rhoda that if they would go with
us He would never complain about it
but thought it best for them to do so I then
night for the last time I bid farewell to
Fabyan And Rhoda And Mary And the
children Also John Fabyan And Mary And
All that family I then in company with
Sister Foss rode through the lane blocked
up with snow on each side on to her house
And Father Carter walked And He got
there first He wanted to stay with
me untill I went so we Packed up all
of little Phebes things And Paid her
Bill which was as follows
65 weeks of Board at 50 cts $32.50
To New clothing for Journey 6.50
to sewing 2.50
$41.50
Paid at sundry times 19.36
Paid cash to balance March 18th 22.14
$41.50
I then took the parting hand with
Phebe And Ira Foss the ownly children
of that family I saw I also took the lastPartinghand And bid farewell to our HonAgedFatherCarter who seemed much
Affected And wept He sent his best Parental
love to Phebe And wished me to say to her
that he was A full believer in the book of
Mormon And faith of the latter Day Saints
And as soon as he sees his way clear will
endeavor to be baptized spoke of Milton
Holmes calling in the spring to baptized
He was satisfied with our going to Calafornia
And with the course we are persuing
And He wished me to say to Luther
And Rhoda that if they would go with
us He would never complain about it
but thought it best for them to do so I then
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," March 18, 1846, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 23, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/XDnk