Sister Ann Ockey accompanied us they
much desired to sail with us to America, with
their Brother Edward but they were not ready
I retired to my room & bed at midnight vary
weary with my days labour distance 15 mile
April 18, 1841 ~ Sunday
18th Sunday I Preached to about 200 saints
& some of the world in the music Hall in bold st Liverpool in the morning, in the afternoon the
Twelve bore testimony of the work of work of God we
communed with the Saints in the evening elder Taylor preached I spent the evening at 68 Leeds st
with Elder Edward Ockey & his sisters & Br Fidoe
& family
April 19, 1841 ~ Monday
19 this is one of the most busy days of my life in
setling my business & preparing for our voyage
home among other things I received the following
Books of Mormon
12 Moroco 9/ £ 5 8 0
25 gilt edge 7/ [£] 8 15 0
89 marble edge 6/6 [£] 28 18 6 35 sheep 5/ [£] 8 15 0
£ 51 16 6
out of this number of
Books I made the following
distribution Ezra Carter & family lettered
9 Morocco Aphek Wodruff & family & otherConnecticutfriends5Moroco lettered W.Richards 2 gilt edge, 6 marbleedge, 4sheep 12 G. A.Smith 4 marbleedge 2sheep6 R Hadlock 4 marble edge 4
one Moroco to E. OckeyEliza BrewerAnn, & Elizabeth Ockey
Total 4
One Moroco ^Calf gilt edge^ to two Sisters Jane & Ellen 2
Making in all A present of Books of mormon to friends 42
I packed up my Books & all my things in trunks
& tookthem onboardof theShip Rochester
I Bought of Br Armstrong one overcoat £ 3 15 0
one Dress Coat £ 2 15 0
one waist coat 10
one pair of summer trouses 10
£ 7 10 0
I paid the above in Books of mormon except £1
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," April 18, 1841 - April 19, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 28, 2023, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/v2m
