Mother spoke in her Letter about the papers, pay &c. I dont wish
any of you to trouble yourselves about that, as Long as
I publish them you are welcome to the papers I have
rented the office of Br Joseph for five years in company with
Eldr Taylor we are calculating to get the Covenants out this
spring we have got nearly all the work stenotyped & expet
to prnt an Editions soon
[upside-down text] Phebe Wishes mother to save her a quantity of Red Rasp-
berry leaves in the season of them such as grow about the garden
& I will get them when I come in the summer as we have but
few in this country as yet. The Missisippi River is vary high at
this time a young man was drowned in the River yesterday about
20 years of age they have been searching for the Body to day but
have not found it. I have not heared from Azmon or Thompson
for a Long time. I forward Azmon the papers but dont know
whether he gets them or not [end of upside-down text]
[stamp in red ink] NAUVOO
MAY
18
Illis.
[end stamp]
[stamp in red ink] PAID
^25^
W Woodruff to
Aphek Woodruff
May 16, 1843 [end of sideways text]
Mother spoke in her Letter about the papers, pay &c. I dont wish
any of you to trouble yourselves about that, as Long as
I publish them you are welcome to the papers I have
rented the office of Br Joseph for five years in company with
Eldr Taylor we are calculating to get the Covenants out this
spring we have got nearly all the work stenotyped & expet
to prnt an Editions soon
Phebe Wishes mother to save her a quantity of Red Raspberry leaves in the season of them such as grow about the garden
& I will get them when I come in the summer as we have but
few in this country as yet. The Missisippi River is vary high at
this time a young man was drowned in the River yesterday about
20 years of age they have been searching for the Body to day but
have not found it. I have not heared from Azmon or Thompson
for a Long time. I forward Azmon the papers but dont know
whether he gets them or not end of upside-down text