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Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)

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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



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



19th 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 Woodruff & family & other Connecticut friends 5 Moroco lettered
W. Richards 2 gilt edge, 6 marble edge, 4 sheep 12
G. A. Smith 4 marble edge 2 sheep 6
R Hadlock 4 marble edge 4
one Moroco to E. Ockey Eliza Brewer Ann, & 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
& took them on board of the Ship 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

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



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 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



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 & other Connecticut friends 5 Moroco lettered W. Richards 2 gilt edge, 6 marble edge, 4 sheep 12 G. A. Smith 4 marble edge 2 sheep 6 R Hadlock 4 marble edge 4 one Moroco to E. Ockey Eliza Brewer Ann, & Elizabeth Ockey Total 4 One 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 & took them on board of the Ship 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
Ann Ockey Powell
Aphek Woodruff, b. 1779
Edward Ockey
Elizabeth Ockey Amphlett
Eliza Brewer Ockey
Ellen Benbow Carter
Ezra Carter, b. 1773
George Albert Smith
Jane Homes Benbow
John Christopher Armstrong
John Fidoe
John Taylor, b. 1808
Reuben Hedlock
Willard Richards
Connecticut
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Book of Mormon
books
business
Elder
family
God
music
preached
testimony
work of God
April 17, 1841
April 18, 1841
April 19, 1841

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"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," April 17, 1841 - April 19, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed January 5, 2025, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/v2m