Manchester England October 5th 1840 My Dear Wife I once more call your attention to a perusal ^of^ a few Lines from me as it as been about a Month since I sent my last which I sent with Brother Turley. I have many things upon my mind which I should like to communicate to you even more than I should be able to write upon this sheet but the remainder I will communicate from time to time as I shall have oppertunity if ...

6 Elders 26 Priests and 11 Teachers ^1 Deacon^ all of these having imbraces this work in a little over six months in the field which I opened in last March and the work was never in a more prosperous then at the present the work is progressing by the powr of God like fire in dry stuble the church Ministers appear to be alarmed in that region as there has been four or five church Clarkes and a number musician with many of their members Baptised into the church of Jesus Christ of ...

there was in English laws which are very strct for to inflict penilty on such Proceedors I proposed to accompanying them some of my Brethren into the midst of the mob to see who they were that we might get suficient testimony against them but they objected to my going lest I should be ingured by a showr of stones which fell from every hand like hail however some of the Brethren went out themselves into their midst and took their names of the leaders of the mob and again returned to the ...

with reguard to my health I never enjoyed better in my life than I have since I came to England excepting I had some thing like the cholera for a bout a week in London, but got up sudenly recovered also I was taken sick this day at a 11 Oclo ck which has terminated in a chill this day and I had too much pain in my head too write Elder Whitehead wrote for me but give your self no uneasiness about this for it will not Continue ...