July 7th I met with the Twelve & many officers in coun-
cil at the Star office whare much important business
was transacted & council given. a place of labour in the
vineyard was assigned to each officer untill the next con-
ference. I dined in company with Br & Sister Richards at
Brother Bewsher No 4 Gray street we then met the 12
in front of the Infirmary & we walk to a paper storehouse
whare Elders Young & Pratt had made a contract for
Paper sufficent to print 5000 copies of the Book of
Mormon after seeing the paper weighed & paid for which
amounted to £107 {[illegible shorthand]} we then walked to Br Millers & eat
& drank with about 20 Elders which was a plesant time we
then walked to the Star Office & the quorum of the Twelve
sat in council & voted that P. P. Pratt might go to New York
& get his family, & Elder Theadore Turley should
lead a company of Saints from England to commerce
in the U S A, & after some other business the council
adjourned untill tomorrow morning to meet at this room
I spent the night with Elder Fielding at Sister Ann Booth {Distance of the day} 6 miles
~ Wednesday
8th I wrote a letter to Phebe {I spoke of some things I should send
her by Elder Turley} I spent the Day in Manchester & the night
with Elder Tailor at Brother Greens
~ Thursday
9th I wrote a letter for the Star spent the night
at Br Walker at No 10 cookson street
11th I spent the day mostly at the Star office in wri
ting {I purchased several small articles to send to Phebe}
in the evening I assisted Elder B. Young & several
of the sisters in doing up (325) of the 3rd No of the
Millennial Star which was sent to Liverpool for P P.
Pratt to take with him to New York
~ Sunday
12th I attended meeting at the Joiners Hall Manchester with the
Saints B. Young preached in the morning we communinged with
the Saints in the afternoon & I preached in the evening we con
firmed 4 & Blessed 2 children I spent the night 149 oldham road
~ Tuesday
July 7th I met with the Twelve & many officers in council at the Star Office whare much important business
was transacted & council given. a place of labour in the
vineyard was assigned to each officer untill the next conference. I dined in Company with Br & Sister Richards at
Brother Bewsher No 4 Gray street we then met the 12
in front of the Infirmary & we walk to a paper storehouse
whare Elders Young & Pratt had made a Contract for
Paper sufficent to Print 5,000 copies of the Book of
Mormon after seeing the Paper weighed & Paid for which
amounted to £107. we then walked to Br Millers & eat
& drank with about 20 Elders which was a plesant time we
then walked to the Star Office & the quorum of the Twelve
sat in Council & voted that P. P. Pratt might go to New York
& get his family. & Elder Theadore Turley should
lead a company of Saints from England to commerce
in the USA. & after some other business the Council
adjourned untill tomorrow morning to meet at this room
I spent the night with Elder Fielding at Sister Ann Booth{Distance of the day} 6 miles
~ Wednesday
8th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Phebe {I spoke of some thing I should send
her by Elder Taylor} I spent the Day in Manchester & the night
with Elder Tailor at Brother Greens
~ Thursday
9th I wrote a letter for the Star spent the night
at Br Walker at No 10 Cookson street
11th I spent the day mostly at the Star Office in wri
ting {I purchased several small articles to send to Phebe}
in the evening I assisted Elder B. Young & several
of the Sisters in doing Up (325) of the 3rd No of the
Millennial Star which was sent to Liverpool for P P.
Pratt to take with him to New York
~ Sunday
12th I attended meeting at the Joiners Hall Manchester with the
Saints B. Young preached in the morning we communed with
the Saints in the afternoon & I preached in the evening we con
firmed 4 & Blessed 2 children I spent the night 149 oldham road
"Journal (January 1, 1840 – December 31, 1840)," July 7, 1840 - July 12, 1840, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 22, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/5MY