will get tired of reading so many letters from me at once but perhaps
it may make up the vacancy of five long months in which you have not
herd from me though I have not let that length of time slip without
writing to you. I have never seen any account giving particlulars of
your situation for the first few months after I left you untill the letter
I receved this day. I am well aware you have suffered some of the time
since I left you for the wait of friends or some one to assist you
in your sickness, aflictions, & poverty. these things are painful to my feelings
yet I rejoice at the resignation you have ever manifested to the will of
God in all these things. yea it hath been a source of much gratification
to me in my meditations while seperated from you, that God hath
Blessed me with a companion in this life who hath ever manifested a fixed
principle, & a settled determination, to follow the Lord Jesus Christ &
obtain a celestial glory though it hath thus far led th[page torn]
a path [page torn] sacrafice, affliction; poverty, & trial, But I still [page torn]
us be [page torn] patient as we can under all these circumstances. BYou shall [page torn]
loose [page torn] reward. I will do what is in my Power to make yo ^your^
comfortable henceforth & return home as soon as the Lord will I expe[ct] to
return in the spring. I am well aware we have a great work to do here
& little time to do it in. you will constantly have my prayers for grace
peace & prosperity to rest upon you. give my respects to Brothr [Hay]Clark
& family & all the Saints who inquire. write as soon as you recve
this & tell me all the news with you I ha[v]e peculiar feeling when
I look at the present state of the world we are truly living in an interesting day
these signs you speak of are of interest. May the Lord hasten the time when
we can enter into that rest which remains for the people of God for what
I will ever pray

As ever yours

W. Woodruff

Phebe W. Woodruff

will get tired of reading so many letters from me at once but perhaps it may make up the vacancy of five long months in which you have not herd from me though I have not let that length of time slip without writing to you. I have never seen any account giving particlulars of your situation for the first few months after I left you untill the letter I receved this day. I am well aware you have suffered some of the time since I left you for the wait of friends or some one to assist you in your sickness, aflictions, & poverty. these things are painful to my feelings yet I rejoice at the resignation you have ever manifested to the will of God in all these things. yea it hath been a source of much gratification to me in my meditations while seperated from you, that God hath Blessed me with a companion in this life who hath ever manifested a fixed principle, & a settled determination, to follow the Lord Jesus Christ & obtain a celestial glory though it hath thus far led thpage torn a path page torn sacrafice, affliction; poverty, & trial, But I still page torn us be page torn patient as we can under all these circumstances.You shall page torn loose page torn reward. I will do what is in my Power to make yo your comfortable henceforth & return home as soon as the Lord will I expect to return in the spring. I am well aware we have a great work to do here & little time to do it in. you will constantly have my prayers for grace peace & prosperity to rest upon you. give my respects to BrothrClark & family & all the Saints who inquire. write as soon as you recve this & tell me all the news with you I have peculiar feeling when I look at the present state of the world we are truly living in an interesting day these signs you speak of are of interest. May the Lord hasten the time when we can enter into that rest which remains for the people of God for what I will ever pray

As ever yours

W. Woodruff

Phebe W. Woodruff