[upside-down text] Do according to wisdom as to emigration either by the southern route or northern. P. P. Pratt [end of upside-down text] Boston June 19th 1845 Dear Br. Woodruff, I Rec'd your letter last evening by the Hand of Elder Merell, who has arived in safety after a Boisterous passage of 7 weeks. I also Rec'd one from Elder Charles Miller of Man'r Containing two half crowns, from a sister from Oldham, and many kind Remembrances. I ...

and Elder Clark to settle certain things that were behind, and for doing so I sold to A Fielding a certain No of My own personal property in the Most salable Books which I had Bo't and paid for. in consideration of which he was to pay certain things Immediately, that is, that winter. I also paid Sister Clark, and Br Joseph twenty pounds Sterling, in Gold, for Elder Clark, in consideration of his meeting certain demands in the shiping line ...

Now if Mr N Fielding and Clark have neglect- ed to settle these things, according to agreement, it is wilful neglect on their part, or at least on the part of Br Fielding, as he had money enough to do it with. But if on the other hand, they have done what I have paid them for doing, then the families claiming passage on ac. of money had by me is all a fraud or forgery. and in either case it is both unjust, and unreasonable, and unlooked for by ...

But I donot complain, the saints have done well in tithing, and in sending their, arms and means to Nauvoo, and in contributing to Wm. Smith G. J. Adams and many others who have served them, and of course where such men as we came along and donot whince nor plead necessity nor beg, why we want nothing, or June do they are dreaned, and their pockets empty. I now want to go home, but I can neither Borrow nor beg the means at present ...