Vinalhaven March 1st 1838 Beloved Willford According to your request, I seat myse lf this eve. to pen a few lines to you after haveing just, returned from father Luces’ (where I have been spending a few days) to brother Amese’s. I passed by brother Stephen Luces’ where the brethren have met for meeting—thinking I would spend the time in writing to you. Brother Ball arrived here last eve. and brought me a billet from you to day which I was ...

requests you to let no one but me know of it—he writes in confidence to you—says that Joseph and Sidney took their families Saturday night and it is supposed they have gone to Missourie and the word is for all to follow that possibly can to escape the destruction that is comeing upon K. There is a great division there and a number have left the church and raised what they call a standard of truth and liberty and drew up a ...

but they told him that it was between ministers and they did not wish to meddele with it, but brother Crocket has come over to this district and says that he is more calme than he was. I really hope that he will not procede with his suit for it will only make trouble. I have almost forgotten to tell you that Milton has given up going to Kirt. next spring and wants to come down here in the spring—wants to meet you in

Mr. Willford. Woo^d^ruff Castine Maine Vinalhaven Ansd March 6 ^10^ [upside-down text] Phebe W. Woodruff March 1st 1838 [end of upside-down text]