in steem Boates. we had clear view of the mint, & Lord Mayors mansion &
in fine the whole city. A Prussian traveller, citizen of Berlin was with us, & we
had much conversation with him, he had travled over Europe & Asia
& many other parts of the world & he del^c^laired this to be the highest monument
& the grandest & most sublime prospect, that could be found upon the
face of the Earth. As I Before said "this monument was Erected on the ground
whereon stood the parish church of St. Margaret, on the east side of fish street hill, in the ward of
Bridge, in a square open to the street, to perpetuate the rememberance of the dredful fire on London, in
the year 1666. This fine peace of architecture is the design of that great genius Sir Christopher Wren.
it is undoubtedly the finest modern column in the world, & in some respects may vie with the most famous
of Antiquity, being twenty four feet higher than Trajan’s Pillar at Rome." The following is inscribed
upon the monument (“In the year of Christ 1666, the second day of September eastward from hence at
the distance of 200 feet (the highth of this column) about midnight most terrible fire broke out
which driven on by a high wind not ownly wasted the adjacent parts, but also Pa Places vary remote
with incredible noise & fury. It consumed 89 Churches, the City Gates, Guild has^l^l, many public
structures hospitals, schools, libraries, a vast number of stately edifices, 13,200 dwelling-houses, 400
streets, of 26 wards, it utterly destroyed 15 & left 8 others shattered and half burnt. The ruins of
the city were 436 acres from the Tower by the Thames side to the Temple Church & from the
North-east Gate along the city wall to Holborn Bridge. To the estates & fortunes of the citizens it was
merciless, but to their lives vary favorable (ownly eight being lost) that it might in all things resemble
the last conflagation of the world. The destruction was sudden for in a small space of time, the
same city was seen flourishing & reduced to nothing. Three days after, when this fatal fire
had baffled all human councils & endeavors the opinion of all, as it were, by the will of Heaven, it stoped
& on evry side was extinguished.”) Damage done but the fire in all £10,730,500 or $53,652,500 dollars
(the above quotation was written in Latin upon the monument) for further information enquire of John
Lyman Smith who has a Pamphlet sent him by G. A. Smith giving evry particular &c. While
Beholding this indescribable scenery that presents itself from the top of this monument
the thought rested upon my mind with peculiar force, that the day is at hand that
will dissolve all these things, even the rendutions of the last days finished at the
coming of the Mesiah will lay thy splendor in the dust, & give thee O, London a
grave in common will [with] the nations of the gentile world.

22^nd Hark!!! this vary moment Elder Kimball has just came into
the room & informed me that he has a package from the post Office for me on opening it I find
one letter from B. Young & (one from Phebe. W. Woodruff Under date of July 2^nd 1840) which I
have just perused with the greatest anxiety & Interest I am truly glad to again hear from you
& the children & esspecially to hear that you are enjoying some better health than when you last
rote under date of May 4 & 24 which I received. I have also just been informed that the Saints
led by Elder Turley will not leave Liverpool untill the 7^th of Sept this may give me a chance
of sending you another letter still later than this But I don't know but you
^(the above named monument was built from 1661 to 67 being 6 years in building & cost £14,500 or $72 500)^

in steem Boates. we had clear view of the mint, & Lord Mayors mansion & in fine the whole city. A Prussian traveller, citizen of Berlin was with us, & we had much conversation with him, he had travled over Europe & Asia & many other parts of the world & he declaired this to be the highest monument & the grandest & most sublime prospect, that could be found upon the face of the Earth. "this monument was Erected on the ground whereon stood the parish church of St. Margaret, on the east side of fish street hill, in the ward of Bridge, in a square open to the street, to perpetuate the rememberance of the dredful fire on London, in the year 1666. This fine peace of architecture is the design of that great genius Sir Christopher Wren. it is undoubtedly the finest modern column in the world, & in some respects may vie with the most famous of Antiquity, being twenty four feet higher than Trajan’s Pillar at Rome." The following is inscribed upon the monument (“In the year of Christ 1666, the second day of September eastward from hence at the distance of 200 feet (the hight of this column) about midnight most terrible fire broke out which driven on by a high wind not ownly wasted the adjacent parts, but also Places vary remote with incredible noise & fury. It consumed 89 Churches, the City Gates, Guild hall, many public structures hospitals, schools, libraries, a vast number of stately edifices, 13,200 dwelling-houses, 400 streets, of 26 wards, it utterly destroyed 15 & left 8 others shattered and half burnt. The ruins of the city were 436 acres from the Tower by the Thames side to the Temple Church & from the North-east Gate along the city wall to Holborn Bridge. To the estates & fortunes of the citizens it was merciless, but to their lives vary favorable (ownly eight being lost) that it might in all things resemble the last conflagation of the world. The destruction was sudden for in a small space of time, the same city was seen flourishing & reduced to nothing. Three days after, when this fatal fire had baffled all human councils & endeavors the opinion of all, as it were, by the will of Heaven, it stoped & on evry side was extinguished.”) Damage done but the fire in all £10,730,500 or $53,652,500 dollars (the above quotation was written in Latin upon the monument) for further information enquire of John Lyman Smith who has a Pamphlet sent him by G. A. Smith giving evry particular &c. While Beholding this indescribable scenery that presents itself from the top of this monument the thought rested upon my mind with peculiar force, that the day is at hand that will dissolve all these things, even the rendutions of the last days finished at the coming of the Mesiah will lay thy splendor in the dust, & give thee O, London a grave in common will with the nations of the gentile world.

22nd Hark!!! this vary moment Elder Kimball has just came into the room & informed me that he has a package from the post Office for me on opening it I find one letter from B. Young & (one from Phebe. W. Woodruff Under date of July 2nd 1840) which I have just perused with the greatest anxiety & Interest I am truly glad to again hear from you & the children & esspecially to hear that you are enjoying some better health than when you last rote under date of May 4 & 24 which I received. I have also just been informed that the Saints led by Elder Turley will not leave Liverpool untill the 7th of Sept this may give me a chance of sending you another letter still later than this But I don't know but you (the above named monument was built from 1661 to 67 being 6 years in building & cost £14,500 or $72 500)