Letter from Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 26 May 1844 [LE-39199]
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[upside-down text] Rem^e^mber me to Brother Smith. I have written you to H.
by Brother Young [end of upside-down text]
Dear Willford
As. Sister Smith has been so kind as
to bring her letter for me to write in I will say we are
well that is I and the children. Brother and Sister Webster
arrived here the 21st of the month. Eunice and the babe are
very feeble and Dwight is quite lame they have no money
but borrowed $12 on the way—he would go on and finish the
house if he had lumber but I dont know how to get it.
We have fixed the other front room a little and they have
set up a bed in it but it is uncomfortable, he wants to g[page torn]
work but I don't know what he will do about it if w[page torn]
could get flooring it would be much better for them. [page torn]
some of [page torn] [bo]arding out and giveing a mortgage of a par[page torn]
his lot f[or] [page torn] security as Eunice must have some one to wait on
her and the child, I dont know wat what they will do
but I will do the best that I can with them they some talk
of going out of the place to get work if they ^dont^ get suited here
I wish you was here 2 or 3 days, you had better write a part of
your next letter to him and encourage him to hold on to the
faith and tell me what I had better do, I cannot wait on
them ^all^ and do my work. the cow does very well. I have bought
most 200" feet of lumber for the log house chamber floor had
it white washed the hearth fixed and brother Edwards has
moved into it for 3 dollas. per. month pay in provisions the garden
does quite well. things are much as usual here. Brother Young
will bring you a letter from. ^me^ Brother Grant handed me yours
the 23 of this month I was glad to hear from you, write often
I have not heard from my friends yet. Dwight and Eunice wish to
be remembered to you were sorry you was gone. As ever yours with much love