in publice but I must come to a close for my eyes are
Bad most all the Brethren & Sisters complain of me because I am
they say I am Eternally writing [page torn] & it is pretty near true I never
wrote more in my life then lately did I say write I scribble
it needs a PhelidelphiaLawyeer to read much of it for I am in
such a tremendious hurry [that I] [page torn] don't write more then half of
my words & crossing h & l insted of my T you know a little how
it is with me. I do hope when I get into Eternity you & I can
have a time of rest to gether with Sarah, Willford, Joseph, Moroni David, & all the rest for I never found hardly a minutes of rest in this
world. I am rathr injuring my eyes writing so much, &c
But may the Lord Bless you & the little children I pray
Willford
my B^D^ear Phebe
NB Pleas keep this sheet out of the Newspaper & you will do me a favor
[upside-down text]
Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff Montrose
Lee County
Iowa tr
North America
[end of upside-down text]
[sideways text]
W. Woodruff
to Phebe
Phebe W. Woodruff
[end of sideways text]
in publice but I must come to a close for my eyes are
Bad most all the Brethren & Sisters complain of me because
they say I am Eternally writing page torn & it is pretty near true I never
wrote more in my life then lately did I say write I scribble
it needs a PhelidelphiaLawyeer to read much of it for I am in
such a tremendious hurry page torn don't write more then half of
my words & crossing h & l insted of my T you know a little how
it is with me. I do hope when I get into Eternity you & I can
have a time of rest to gether with Sarah, Willford, Joseph, MoroniDavid, & all the rest for I never found hardly a minutes of rest in this
world. I am rathr injuring my eyes writing so much, &c
But may the Lord Bless you & the little children I pray
Willford
myDear Phebe
NB Pleas keep this sheet out of the Newspaper & you will do me a favor
Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff
Montrose
Lee County
Iowa tr
North America end of upside-down text
"Letter to Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 22 August 1840," p. 2, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 19, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/oQVk