I sat in council, last week with 10 Apostles
4 days in succession from 10 oclok till 6 at the
same time received from 20 to 40 Letters in a day
nearly council upon Evry subject & doctrin
in the Chuch at the same time I had
to sign for 25 to 80 recomends to Temples
and some days sign on 50 cash drafts
in Liverpool & c And in this condition
I had to read my Letters nights when I
ought to have been asleep in addition to
this I write half a Day Letters private & family
Letters while at the same time my clerks
write from 10 to 15 public Letter in
a Day by my Direction so you can see
by this catalogue that I have No time
to waste If I get any air or Exercise
I have to ride out nights I write my
own private and family letters and Leave my
friends to read them the best they can
It has been some time since I heard
from your Mothers family I have seen
none of my family since I came North except Emma & her children but I do not pretend
to go there to Stop I see from the papers
you get some business As Ever yours
W Woodruff
we havetoDodgeMarshall
private
I sat in council, last week with 10 Apostles
4 days in succession from 10 oclok till 6 at the
same time received from 20 to 40 Letters in a day
nearly council upon Evry subject & doctrin
in the Chuch at the same time I had
to sign for 25 to 80 recomends to Temples
and some days sign on 50 cash drafts
in Liverpool & c And in this condition
I had to read my Letters nights when I
ought to have been asleep in addition to
this I write half a Day Letters private & family
Letters while at the same time my clerks
write from 10 to 15 public Letter in
a Day by my Direction so you can see
by this catalogue that I have No time
to waste If I get any air or Exercise
I have to ride out nights I write my
own private and family letters and Leave my
friends to read them the best they can
It has been some time since I heard
from your Mothers family I have seen
none of my family since I came North except
Emma & her children but I do not pretend
to go there to Stop I see from the papers
you get some business As Ever yours
W Woodruff