two fire proof stores four stories high filled from top to bottom with dry good
& bales of cotton were intriely [entirely] consumed, the conflagration was awful. I
went down to the fire with Joseph Ball about 9 oclok in the evening We
tarried untill about 12 & returned home & left the fire still raging, & notw-
ithstanding it rained hard their was about 10,000 persons at the fire. When
we got home we were well soaked with water. Orson Pratt is still
preaching in Philadelphie or near it. Brothers Young, & Kimble are
in this State but have not come to the city yet. I expect all
three of them, & G. Smith & probably brother parley will soon follow
us to England. I expect Brother Taylor will write to his wife before
we leave the city, give my respects to her, & all who inquire. P. P. Pratts
family are well, Sister Pratt speaks often of you. Joseph, Sidney, & Higby
I understand are in the destrict of Washington may the Lord help them
to do his will.

I hope Phebe you will feel easy concerning me &
give me your prayers. I shall always remember you & Sarah
before the Lord. yes my prayer to God will be that he may support
you in the midst of every temptation, affliction, sickness, & suffering,
that it may be your lot to endure Remember the Lord will give you
grace & Strength according to your day. I remember you by day &
by night. I pray the Lord that he may ever give you friends to assist
you in your domestic affairs to assist you both in & out doors
when you are not able to attend to them yourself. But thank God the
day of trial, persecution, & sacrafice, will soon be exchanged for the reward
of the just & that rest which remains for the people of God. I wish to drop
a few remarks to Brother & Sister Smoot on the following page. Overlook my
imperfections in writing for I have not time to look them over. give my respets to
all friends in Lovely Street &c.

Phebe I am still your friend & companion

Willford

two fire proof stores four stories high filled from top to bottom with dry good & bales of cotton were entirely consumed, the conflagration was awful. I went down to the fire with Joseph Ball about 9 oclok in the evening We tarried untill about 12 & returned home & left the fire still raging, & notwithstanding it rained hard their was about 10,000 persons at the fire. When we got home we were well soaked with water. Orson Pratt is still preaching in Philadelphie or near it. Brothers Young, & Kimble are in this State but have not come to the city yet. I expect all three of them, & G. Smith & probably brother parley will soon follow us to England. I expect Brother Taylor will write to his wife before we leave the city, give my respects to her, & all who inquire. P. P. Pratts family are well, Sister Pratt speaks often of you. Joseph, Sidney, & Higby I understand are in the destrict of Washington may the Lord help them to do his will.

I hope Phebe you will feel easy concerning me & give me your prayers. I shall always remember you & Sarah before the Lord. yes my prayer to God will be that he may support you in the midst of every temptation, affliction, sickness, & suffering, that it may be your lot to endure Remember the Lord will give you grace & Strength according to your day. I remember you by day & by night. I pray the Lord that he may ever give you friends to assist you in your domestic affairs to assist you both in & out doors when you are not able to attend to them yourself. But thank God the day of trial, persecution, & sacrafice, will soon be exchanged for the reward of the just & that rest which remains for the people of God. I wish to drop a few remarks to Brother & Sister Smoot on the following page. Overlook my imperfections in writing for I have not time to look them over. give my respets to all friends in Lovely Street &c.

Phebe I am still your friend & companion

Willford