Brother and sister Smoot send their respects to you - Phebe W Woodruff sends hers
to you and the brethren that went from Americ likewise all the saints in Eng. The family
where I live are verry kind to me I am comfortable for provision now. - My cow has lately
come in and she is so ugly about milking that I cant do much with her - shall I sell
the calf in the fall or change it for a heifer - I have two calves now 2 hens and 8 chickens
and 2 children and a small garden - I think you would excuse this bad writing and
disconnected sentences if you would see how I have to write - with one child in my
armes and another at my elbow, crying to be taken up - I hope that you will not
expose this letter for I feel quite ashamed of it - a part of it was written from the impulse
of a - moment write often for I feel verry anxious to hear from you often likewise
all the church are anxious to hear your letters red - I shall write to you often
I hope you will ever remember me in your prayres - be assured that I do the same
If I could see you I would tell you many things that I cannot write.
May the Lord bless, save, protect and return you home is the prayr of your
Phebe
Good by dear Willford be faith ful
and the Lord will take care of you.

Sister Stephenson widow of Joseph Step^h^enson formerly from England who left
there for Giberalter and left Giberalter for the U.S. desires you if you go to
Lecestershire to enquire for William or Edward Stephenson brothers of her husband
and give them her respects and tell them that she and her family are well - one of them
is a farmer and the other a miller - and a Please to acquaint them with this work
When you write please to writ a line to brother George Robinson and drect direct your letters
to him in Commerce or Nauvoo as the name of Commerce is changed to Nauvoo with P.W. in
small letters on the outside somewhare so that he may know who to send it to and I shall
get it free from postage without its being opened - G. R. gives all the Quorum that privilege
Dear papa come home for I want to kiss you, I want you to see my little baby Sarah Emma
You see that Sarah has written one line to you with her own hand and little Willford is going
to write
Dear pa pa I want to see you; ma, te tells me about you Willford
If you could get me a wrought muslin cape conveniently to wear on my neck I should be
much pleased

Sister Taylor wishes you to let brother Taylor know that brother Joseph thinks
in it is not wisdom for her to come she has therefore given it up - she has written
herself but fears that her letter will not arive there. W. Benbow has arrived here but I have
not seen him yet. Some of the 70^st. are thinking of comeing

Montrose I.T.
July 2^nd. 5
Paid 25
Mr. Willford Woodruff
No. 42 43 Norfolk str.
Liverpool
England
Paid D [for British penny] ⁵

single

In care of John Taylor
Please forward this

[stamp in red ink]
NEW-YORK
JUL
21

[stamp in black ink]
LIVERPOOL
SHIP LETTER

Phebe July 2^d 1840
Answered Aug 21^st 1840

Brother and sister Smoot send their respects to you - Phebe W Woodruff sends hers to you and the brethren that went from Americ likewise all the saints in Eng. The family where I live are verry kind to me I am comfortable for provision now. - My cow has lately come in and she is so ugly about milking that I cant do much with her - shall I sell the calf in the fall or change it for a heifer - I have two calves now 2 hens and 8 chickens and 2 children and a small garden - I think you would excuse this bad writing and disconnected sentences if you would see how I have to write - with one child in my armes and another at my elbow, crying to be taken up - I hope that you will not expose this letter for I feel quite ashamed of it - a part of it was written from the impulse of a - moment write often for I feel verry anxious to hear from you often likewise all the church are anxious to hear your letters red - I shall write to you often I hope you will ever remember me in your prayres - be assured that I do the same If I could see you I would tell you many things that I cannot write. May the Lord bless, save, protect and return you home is the prayr of your Phebe Good by dear Willford be faith ful and the Lord will take care of you.

Sister Stephenson widow of Joseph Stephenson formerly from England who left there for Giberalter and left Giberalter for the U.S. desires you if you go to Lecestershire to enquire for William or Edward Stephenson brothers of her husband and give them her respects and tell them that she and her family are well - one of them is a farmer and the other a miller - Please to acquaint them with this work When you write please to writ a line to brother George Robinson and direct your letters to him in Commerce or Nauvoo as the name of Commerce is changed to Nauvoo with P.W. in small letters on the outside somewhare so that he may know who to send it to and I shall get it free from postage without its being opened - G. R. gives all the Quorum that privilege Dear papa come home for I want to kiss you, I want you to see my little baby Sarah Emma You see that Sarah has written one line to you with her own hand and little Willford is going to write Dear pa pa I want to see you; ma, tells me about you Willford If you could get me a wrought muslin cape conveniently to wear on my neck I should be much pleased

Sister Taylor wishes you to let brother Taylor know that brother Joseph thinks it is not wisdom for her to come she has therefore given it up - she has written herself but fears that her letter will not arive there. W. Benbow has arrived here but I have not seen him yet. Some of the 70st. are thinking of comeing

Montrose I.T. July 5 Paid 25 Mr. Willford Woodruff No. 43 Norfolk str. Liverpool England Paid D for British penny 5

single

In care of John Taylor Please forward this

stamp in red ink NEW-YORK JUL 21

stamp in black ink LIVERPOOL SHIP LETTER

Phebe July 2d 1840 Answered Aug 21st 1840