I also wrote a letter to Sister Sarah Foss & forwarded
$6 dollars to her Spent the night at Brother Ames
~ Tuesday
21st Spent the day at Br Ames in writing walked 4 miles
~ Wednesday
22. Spent the day in writing
~ Thursday
23 Walked to Malatire Luce, returned to Br Ames. I receieved
a letter from Elder Benjamin Boydstun, from Zion, and
four Papers from Kirtland. I was called to visit the Rainbow,
a vessel that dragged her anchors, and was driven on shore
among the rock in a heavy gale: she lay upon her beams end.
I went on board of her in the midst of a hard gale & high sea^'s^ spray^s^
broke clear over her, she was in bad condition: but the
exertion of the neighbours soon delivered her from danger. 7 m[iles]
26th Sunday walked to Br Sterretts held a meeting
with the Saints & returned to Br Ames spent the night 5 m[iles]
~ Monday
27th A cold winter morning I went on board the Essex
in company with Mrs Woodruff, Sister Eliza Luce & capt Ames & his son Valentine, bound for Camden. We
left the north harbour at 9 oclock AM we had a rough
High sea waves broke over the vessel & water run into
the cabin Phebe & Eliza was puite [quite] sea sick we reached
Camden Harbour at noon. We dined with Mr Henry Sherm-
on's walked to Mr Paul Perry's & visited the Simonton dist
rict & returned to P Perry's & spent the night distance 20 [miles]
~ Tuesday
28th Walked to Brother Ames & Williams Hopkins & in
company with Phebe & Eliza walked to the Simonton district
I preached at night in the school house to a large attentive
congregation We spent the night with Mr Peas{distance} 5 m
~ Wednesday
29th Preached in the schoolhouse at night upon the
Book of Mormon Spent the night at Mr Peas
I also wrote a letter to Sister Sarah Foss & forwarded
$6. dollars to her Spent the night at Brother Ames
~ Tuesday
21st Spent the day at Br Ames in writing walked 4 miles
~ Wednesday
22. Spent the day in writing
~ Thursday
23 Walked to Malatire Luce, returned to Br Ames. I receieved
a letter from Elder Benjamin Boydstun, from Zion, and
four Papers from Kirtland. I was called to visit the Rainbow,
a vessel that dragged her anchors and was driven on shore
among the rock in a heavy gale: She lay upon her beams end.
I went on board of her in the midst of a hard gale & high sea's sprays
broke clear over her, she was in bad condition: but the
exertion of the neighbours soon delivered her from danger. 7 milesm
26th Sunday walked to Br Sterretts held a meeting
with the saints & returned to Br Ames spent the night 5 miles
~ Monday
27th A cold winter morning I went on board the Essex
in company with Mrs Woodruff, sister Eliza Luce & capt
Ames & his son Valentine, bound for Camden. We
left the north harbour at 9. oclock AM we had a rough
High sea waves broke over the vessel & water run into
the cabin Phebe & Eliza was quite sea sick we reached
Camden Harbour at noon. We dined with Mr Henry Sherm
on's walked to Mr Paul Perry's & visited the Simonton dist
rict & returned to P Perry's & spent the night distance 20
~ Tuesday
28th Walked to Brother Ames & Williams Hopkins & in
company with Phebe & Eliza walked to the Simonton district
I Preached at night in the school house to a large attentive
congregation We spent the night with Mr Peas{distance} 5 m
~ Wednesday
29th Preached in the schoolhouse at night upon the
Book of Mormon spent the night at Mr Peas
"Journal (December 29, 1833 – January 3, 1838)," November 20, 1837 - November 29, 1837, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed December 29, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/w58