"Elder R. Hedlock sends a letter to G. A. Smith Nov 17th &
says it is a long time since I herd from you & I begin
to think you are so busy you cannot correspond with
me I have also written to Elder Young but he has not
answered it. My health is vary poor I have taken a severe
cold it has settled on my longues & I can hardly bear
up under it. I have held a conference here & the
churches No. 239, members" I want to hear from
you." I thought Elder Smith had written to Eldr
Hedlock please write him I wrote him a long lettr
in answer to yours & I gave him a short extract
from 25 Letters so that he could hear from all
parts I will inclose Eldr Hedlocks lettr in this, give my
resp[page torn]t[page torn] [respects] to Elder Young & Kimball when you see them
to[page torn] I should be glad to see them in Lon[don] [page torn]
soo[n] [page torn] there is beginning to be excitement here a[bout] [page torn]
the JoannaSouthcoats & Irvinites I have had half a [dozen] [page torn]
of them call to see me at once there are othr people [page torn]
for Books & papers some several are waiting vary anxiously
for Eldr Kimball to come & Baptize them so I
hope he will come soon" you speak of the poverty
of the Saints in the potteries I dont want them to starve
or clam themselves, to try to keep me for claming or
to send me money if any body has got to clam it
may as well be me as they the Lord hath provided for
me this far & I have no fears but what he will do it
if they have any thing to spear let them give it to you
give my respects to all the Saints in Staffordshire
yours in the kingdom of patience
W Woodruff
George A Smith
"Elder R. Hedlock sends a letter to G. A. Smith Nov 17th &
says it is a long time since I herd from you & I begin
to think you are so busy you cannot correspond with
me I have also written to Elder Young but he has not
answered it. My health is vary poor I have taken a severe
cold it has settled on my longues & I can hardly bear
up under it. I have held a conference here & the
churches No. 239, members" I want to hear from
you." I thought Elder Smith had written to Eldr
Hedlock please write him I wrote him a long lettr
in answer to yours & I gave him a short extract
from 25 Letters so that he could hear from all
parts I will inclose Eldr Hedlocks lettr in this, give my
resppage torntpage torn respects to Elder Young & Kimball when you see them
topage torn I should be glad to see them in London page torn
soon page torn there is beginning to be excitement here about page torn
the JoannaSouthcoats & Irvinites I have had half a dozen page torn
of them call to see me at once there are othr people page torn
for Books & papers some several are waiting vary anxiously
for Eldr Kimball to come & Baptize them so I
hope he will come soon" you speak of the poverty
of the Saints in the potteries I dont want them to starve
or clam themselves, to try to keep me for claming or
to send me money if any body has got to clam it
may as well be me as they the Lord hath provided for
me this far & I have no fears but what he will do it
if they have any thing to spear let them give it to you
give my respects to all the Saints in Staffordshire