Sister Album sent us ^[FIGURES]^ two loaves of bread and
a lump of Butter. -[Elder Kimball & myself]- bought each of our wives A Muslin DeLain Dress I also boug-
ht one of the same kind for Sister Eunice Woodruff all
three of the Dresses or the pattern was exactly alike we {paid} 5 {sterling apiece [half] the summer dress} Also bought a foot rool rule a
pair of nut cracks, & twesers of Mrs Algood. We walked to London Bridge & took the rail road, & rode to Deptford
from thence to Greenwich, which stands upon the banks of
the Thames & is the place from which European &
American Mariners take their longitude. We walked from
Greenwich to Woolwich which also stands upon the banks
of the Thames, & is the most important Military Post in England
it is an exceding cold day. we spent the evening with
Br Bates, all the Saints there was in Woolwich was present
but one. there is but six in all but they are firm in
faith. we spent the night at a publick house the whole
Distance of the Day 13 miles
~ Friday
5th A vary cold day we spent the forepart of the day
by the fireside at Br Bates, I read a Book most through
entitled the life & Death of John Fletcher. We spent
the Afternoon in visiting the town of Woolwich, which
was truly interesting to me. We first visited the Artillary & Marin[e] Barracks, passed through & had a view
of their Drill & parade ground which I should judge to
be a mile squair it is the largest I ever saw. As cold as it
was their was a number of companies on parade & were
drilling new recruits, we saw many hundred cannon one
that measured 16 feet in length 3 1/2 diameter at the brich
& 2 at the mouth, we saw one horse company exercising.
We saw two soldiers buried under arms, the coffins
were ledt down into the grave side by side about an ounce of
dirt sprinkled upon them the priest read the funeral
prayers & ceremony. A company of soldiers then fired three
rounds over their grave & retired. We next visited the Dock
& prision yard, which is considerd one of the most interesting
Dock yards in the world. On passing through the gate in-
to the yard we entered our names & residence on Book, was
then conducted by Mr John Finsbury Polieceman to all parts
& branches of business in the yard. The government had in
their employ in this yard many hundreds of men besides
700 Prisioners who are ingaged in building vessels steem Boats
ships of war, making Anchors, cables, chains, Boilers,
Sister Album sent us [FIGURE] two loaves of bread and
a lump of Butter. [Elder Kimball & myself] bought
our wives A Muslin DeLain Dress I also bought one of the same kind for Sister Eunice Woodruff all
three of the Dresses or the pattern was exactly alik we
{paid} 5 {sterling apiece half the summer dress} Also bought a foot rule a
pair of nut cracks & twesers of Mrs Algood. We walked to
London Bridge & took the rail road, & rode to Deptford
from thence to Greenwich, which stands upon the banks of
the Thames & is the place from which European &
American Mariners take their longitude. We walked from
Greenwich to Woolwich, London, England which also stands upon the banks
of the Thames, & is the most important Military Post in England
it is an exeeding cold day. we spent the evening with
Br Bates, all the Saints there was in Woolwich was present
but one. there is but six in all but they are firm in
faith. we spent the night at a publick house the whole
Distance of the Day 13 miles
~ Friday
5th A vary cold day we spent the forepart of the day
by the fireside at Br Bates, I read a book most through
entitled the life and Death of John Fletcher. We spent
the afternoon in visiting the town of Woolwich, which
was truly interesting to me. We first visited the
Artillary & Marin Barracks, passed through & had a view
of their Drill & parade ground which I should judge to
be a mile squair it is the largest I ever saw. As cold as it
was their was a number of companies on parade & were
drilling new recruits, we saw many hundred cannon one
that measured 16 feet in length 3 1/2 diameter at the brich
& 2 at the mouth, we saw one horse company exercising.
We saw two soldiers buried under arms, the coffins
were let down into the grave side by side about an ounce of
dirt sprinkled upon them the Priest read the funeral
Prayers & Ceremony. A company of soldiers then fired three
rounds over their grave & retired. We next visited the Dock
& Prision yard, which is considerd one of the most interesting
Dock yards in the world. On passing through the gate into the yard we entered our names & residence on book, was
then conducted by Mr John Finsbury Policeman to all parts
& branches of business in the yard. The government had in
their employ in this yard many hundreds of men besides
700 Prisioners who are ingaged in building Vessels steem boats
ships of war, making anchors, cables, chains, Boilers,
"Journal (January 1, 1841 – December 31, 1842)," February 4, 1841 - February 5, 1841, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed October 9, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/vjg