appartments of the steem ship of war now
building for the Emperor of Rusia, it is to
be finished in the greatest elegance & stile it
is strong, large, mounts 14 guns & cost about
$500,000 dollars it contains a large twoheaded
eagle standing under a crown both on the
bow & stern, its state rooms and cabins are finished
with the best of Mahogany. [FIGURE] We also visited the
Custom House & merchants exchange
~ Friday
28th[FIGURE] I coppyed a long Revelation, given Nauvoo Jan 19, 1841. I also packed my trunk for
taking my departure to see my family in the state
of Maine
~ Saturday
29th I got 76 vol of the Millennial Star bound and
a number of them lettered for which I paid $13.40
~ Sunday
30 Sunday I preached in the morning at the National
Hall held a conference in the Afternoon herd
br Kimball in the evening Ilus F Carter & Martha
Sloan attended meeting
~ Monday
31st Left my Baggage with Br Ilus & took
steam Boat Belle for Providence arived there early
next morning distance 100
~ Tuesday
June 1st I took rail cars & rode to Boston spent
the day in Boston called upon Mrs Ball No 12 Butolph st
Also Miss Vose 57 Temple Street. I took the
steemer Portland at 7 o-clock & arived in Portland
at 7 o-clock next morning whole distance of the day 200 [miles]
~ Wednesday
2nd I arived in Portland at 7 oclock called upon
widow Hale, Also Mr Ezra Carter I took stage for Scarborough & arived at Father Carters in the after
noon & was once more permitted to embracemy Wife & also a son which I had not before seen
this after being seperated from my family almost
two years. It was truly a happy interview not
ownly with my wife & child but with the whole
houshold 11 miles
appartments of the steem ship of war now
building for the Emperor of Rusia, it is to
be finished in the greatest elegance & stile it
is strong, large, mounts 14 guns & cost about
$500,000 dollars it contains a large two headed
eagle standing under a crown both on the
bow & stern, its state rooms and cabins are finished
with the best of Mahogany. [FIGURE] We also visited the
Custom House & merchants exchange
~ Friday
28th [FIGURE] I coppyed a long Revelation, given
Nauvoo Jan 19, 1841. I also packed my trunk for
taking my departure to see my family in the state
of Maine
~ Saturday
29th I got 76 vol of the Millennial Star bound and
a number of them lettered for which I paid $13.40
~ Sunday
30 Sunday I preached in the morning at the National
Hall held a conference in the afternoon herd
br Kimball in the evening Ilus F Carter & Martha
Sloan attended meeting
~ Monday
31st Left my baggage with Br Ilus & took
steam Boat Belle for Providence arived there early
next morning distance 100
~ Tuesday
June 1st I took rail cars & rode to Boston spent
the day in Boston called upon Mrs Ball No 12 Butolph St
Also Miss Vose 57 Temple Street. I took the
steemer Portland at 7 oclock & arived in Portland
at 7 oclock next morning whole distance of the day 200
~ Wednesday
2nd I arived in Portland at 7 oclock called upon
widow Hale, Also Mr Ezra Carter I took stage for
Scarborough & arived at Father Carters in the after
noon & was once more permitted to embrace myWife & also a Son which I had not before seen
this after being seperated from my family almost
two years. It was truly a happy interview not
ownly with my wife & child but with the whole
houshold 11 miles
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," May 27, 1841 - June 2, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 26, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/xrq