My Dear Phebe
In compay with John Taylor & Theadore Turley I sit down & in great haste drop a few
lines to you to inform you that we have this day just
arivd in this City by way of the packet Ship Oxford which left New York dock on the 19th of Dec & Saild on the 20th this
is the 23d day Sine we set Sail. We have made an excedg [exceeding]
good voyage considering the time of the year & weather, the
Steam Ship Liverpool left New York 5 days before the Oxford
& yet we reachd the dock at Liverpool about 10 minutes before
her & about 30 minutes before the Indipendance that left N.Y.
10 days before us the Oxford, Liverpool, & Indipendance, all reachd
Liverpool at the same hour. We had rough weather the foore
part of the voyage sone of the tine it blew a gale but it was
quite plesant the latter part of the time We were becalned
4 days. we were a little Sea Sick the first few days but
very healthy since I think our Sea voyage has done us
all good for we are all quite harty & healthy. We were 20
days out of sight of land. We had 107 souls on board composed of
Anercans [Americans], English, Scotch, Irish, Weltch, Dutch, &c. We took
Stearage pasage fare $15. dollars, We were quite crowded but the
weather was quite comfortable I was quite pleased to once more
walk on land esspecially to tread the Soil of Old Englad I have
been quite pleased with Liverpool what little I have seen
of it excepting the Smoke which is quite Dense We have just
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visited the Liverpool New Market which is exceding splended. We
shall take the cars for Preston on Mondy we cannot pass the
Custom house officers untill that tine our trunks are still
on boord the Oxford where they must be examined on Mondy
I have just written a Letter to Ilus Carter & one to PP P^r^att
both of New York City The reason of my writig to you
& other friends this evenig is because a packet Ship Sails
tomorrow morning for New York by which I shall send my
letters As it happens it appears that Elder Taylor & myself
were the first of our quorum that left Commerce to perform
this journey & the first that arivd in Englad. but I expet sone
of the rest will soon follow us Elder P.P. Pratt said when
we left him we might look for him soon. I can
not tell you anything about the Saints in this country for
you see I have not had time as yet to see them or
hear any thing about them. phebe dont fail to write to
me often I want to hear from you much as I have
ownly had one letter from you since I left Montrose
remember to Direct to Preston, Lancashire, England I will
pay the postage on all my letters to New York & then they will
pass safe both ways & if you will do the same I shall obtain
yours, please inform me of the dates of all letters you
recieve from me (I have sent you some little money & ♢
wish to know if you have recievd it)
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give me all the news you have when you write
I shall write to you again after I visit the Church
& get to work about my Master business which I am
determined shall not be long. Give my respects
to all who inquire I wish to share an interest in
your prayers & the prayers of all Saints for we
need them for wickedness reigns. I hope you will
excuse my short epistle & haste in writing at this time
for my main object at this time was merely to
inform you of our arival in England
That health, temperance, truth, wisdom the [page torn]
of God may rest upon us, & health contentment per [page torn]
& the blessing of heaven may rest upon you & all Saints
is the prayer if your Friend & Companion Phebe. W. Woodruff Willford Woodruff