Ledbury. Herefordshire. England. June 3d ^1840^ My Dear Phebe, I take this method to inform you that on last Saturday night the 30th of May, just as I had retired to rest in company with Elder Richards at Br John Benbows. A Brother came into the room & informed us he had 6 letters for us. On opening them We found 2 from Preston, Sister Richards & an Elder. one from a Sister in ...

home it will be so much less care & trouble than it will be to see to your own wood water &c. this is simply my present feeling upon the subject, Remember me with gratitude to Brother Clark. & tell him for me that if he feels willing to lend you the hand of assistance in this your time of need & let you tarry with him untill my return, that he shall not loose his reward & he shall have my prayers & Blessing & the Blessing of God shall rest upon him & his children ...

I trust you will get them. The Lord is about to do a great work in this Land it is beginning to progress like fire in a day Stubble We have wrote to the president of the Seventies to send us 20 of the quorum & also wrote for some High priest. Notwithstanding we have Baptized about 500 whare I am now labouring, yet it does not we are daily Baptizing as many now as at any time. We having a spare day a short time since met at Elder Kingtons & had ...

Mrs Phebe W. Woodruff Commerce Hancock County Illinois United States Ship. via Liverpool & New York Willford Woodruff June 3d 1840 Ledbury Herefordshire England ...