As Brother & Sister Baldwin
are about to take there departure from this port for the Bay of San Francisco I thought it my duty to impose
every opportunity of writing to you. I sent you a long
Letter by the Last Steemers which you will of course got
a long time before you get this, Brother Baldwin seemed
to have a door opened to go to San Francisco so He has excepted
of it. There has not a great deal transpired in Church matters
since I last wrote that will be of particular interesting to
you. I held a meeting of Fall Briers on the 1st & 2nd of Sept
& on the 3rd at NewBedford & was going to Cape Cod as
on the 4th on a packet but a storm prevented the packet or
myself going so I came Home, I had A good meeting on Sunday
at home, a full House I ordained BrotherDelin an Elder
He is from Sweeden A smart intelligent man we baptized
him last winter He is about to go to preach to a Settlement
of his Countrymen at Wisconsin & Iowa. Next Sunday I
preach at EastBradfordLeonard Hardy will be there
I take my wife down the Church will take a ride together
on the Tuesday following to plum Island. Elder A. D Boynton
was with me yesterday. Has got his Letter pattent from Washington for his invented Leather Sole Cutter is selling
rights & machines. I think He will raise some money
on it. Your family are all well, Myself & family
are well at this time. The spirit of Burning & mobing
is on the increase in this county. Cambridgeport Bridge
was set on fire a few nights since came nigh burning up
Those long[streets]burn & Store House a few roads west of the toll
House on cambrideport Bridge was burned down Saturday night
one fireman fell from the building & was killed. that Bath House
South west of your Shop was also burned up. that large House
on the South west corner of Moore street west of me was set on fire
but put out, the Cholera is still in Boston & around us, 15
death yesterday with it reported, but not much more than
As Brother & Sister Baldwin
are about to take there departure from this port for the
Bay of San Francisco I thought it my duty to impose
every opportunity of writing to you. I sent you a long
Letter by the Last Steemers which you will of course got
a long time before you get this, Brother Baldwin seemed
to have a door opened to go to San Francisco so He has excepted
of it. There has not a great deal transpired in Church matters
since I last wrote that will be of particular interesting to
you. I held a meeting of Fall Briers on the 1st & 2nd of Sept
& on the 3rd at NewBedford & was going to Cape Cod as
on the 4th on a packet but a storm prevented the packet or
myself going so I came Home, I had A good meeting on Sunday
at home, a full House I ordained BrotherDelin an Elder
He is from Sweeden A smart intelligent man we baptized
him last winter He is about to go to preach to a Settlement
of his Countrymen at Wisconsin & Iowa. Next Sunday I
preach at EastBradfordLeonard Hardy will be there
I take my wife down the Church will take a ride together
on the Tuesday following to plum Island. Elder A. D Boynton
was with me yesterday. Has got his Letter pattent from
Washington for his invented Leather Sole Cutter is selling
rights & machines. I think He will raise some money
on it. Your family are all well, Myself & family
are well at this time. The spirit of Burning & mobing
is on the increase in this county. Cambridgeport Bridge
was set on fire a few nights since came nigh burning up
Those longstreetsburn & Store House a few roads west of the toll
House on cambrideport Bridge was burned down Saturday night
one fireman fell from the building & was killed. that Bath House
South west of your Shop was also burned up. that large House
on the South west corner of Moore street west of me was set on fire
but put out, the Cholera is still in Boston & around us, 15
death yesterday with it reported, but not much more than