Letter from Joseph Russell, 8 October 1849

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Letter from Joseph Russell, 8 October 1849
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    Miramichi 8th October 1849 Beloved Brother Woodruff your Esteemed favor came Duely to hand of Date 24th August, we wear very happey to know of your safe aravel in the bo^s^som of your Famely and finding them all will, and you agine Injoying the Blissings of Helth ^with^ them, no dute it was a boring passige for the destince but it des not follow that bad Efacts Results from sea sickness—when I Receved your letter we weare all Injoying good helth Just as you left us us with thankfulness to owr father in ...
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    as another off trile, and to be ac[o]rding to the terams of the seal, I have acpted of it and is about to be concluded, and yet it is not belived that it can be pasable even by the pureheded it is a bowt one fifth ^of worth^ of the property, that is not to bade is it, only the last payment is so fare back a fifty two, I am not belived to be ^in^ my Right mind becase ny God hath Inflamed ^me^ by his spiret to look into ^His^ Commandments for my Safty and ...
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    Capt Mcpherson arived a few days after I came Back and Bothe ships was lodding at once and both saled on the last day of augst we had a cheeriy time whene they weare all Heare. it is too soon to hear of ther arivel yet—I have as yet Receved no word or paper, since the abowve deate of yowr leter I am hoping Every day—I am glad to hear Elder Spencer Elder Johns Elder D Blower prosperety in ther Zion ward.— the day is comming on fast I hope when I will be in ...
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    [Stamp in black ink, sideways text] WOODSTOCK OCT 8 1849 NBK [end of sideways text] [Stamp in black ink] [illegible]TON [illegible] B [end of stamp] [Stamp in red ink] NEWCASTLE NB PAID [End of Stamp in red ink] [Stamp in red ink] HOULTON OCT 19 [End of Stamp in red ink] paid to the [tines] [Stamp in red ink] 10 [end of stamp in red ink] 9 Mr Wilfred Woodruff Cambridged Port Massachusetts United States [Stamp in black ink] NEWCASTLE OCT 5 1849 NB ...