Letter from Reuben Hedlock, 10 April 1846
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Part of Letter from Reuben Hedlock, 10 April 1846
Excerpt:Ms 1352 bx 6 fd 15 #6 Stanley Buildings Bath St Liverpool April 10th 1846 Dear Brother Woodruff your Welcom Letter of March 2nd & 7th Came Duly to Hand and I am glad to hear that you are safe Landed in N. York after so perilous a Voige and hope these lines will find you well as they leave me at pressent and all in the office. I am thankfull to learn by your letter that the twelve are safe from the hand of their persecutors and ...Dates:April 10, 1846 -
Part of Letter from Reuben Hedlock, 10 April 1846
Excerpt:is Suspended from office untill Next General Conference for several changes such as making to free with another mans wife which was fuly proved against him by Her own testimony and others togeather with His own confession. He said that while travling among the Branches he Had often layed down to Rest him in the Bretherens Hauses and falen assleep and when he awoke found the sister cudling him to keep him warm the council testified as to the course of tyriny used by him in the church and are now Rejoicing that they are freed from ... -
Part of Letter from Reuben Hedlock, 10 April 1846
Excerpt:Best to poisen the minds of the Saints against us and the twelve But their Race is Nearly Run the Liverpool Conference Remains in about the same state as when you left, the Diffacultys in the Isle of Man has Resulted in cuting of Brother Mancesster and Sister Mairs they are auer great opposers many have come into the church in the Island since the triming up of the church Brother Banks Has Left Edinburgh and is in Liverpool the church in Edinburgh is in Rather an ... -
Part of Letter from Reuben Hedlock, 10 April 1846
Excerpt:ten thousand pounds [subrirded] and a great portion paid in in the course of three months from this Date I have Just Received a Letter from Br Russell of Merenichie saying that He is now Building a ship of 600 tons Registar and will send her to Liverpool in June and will take about one thousand Shares in the company and sell the ship to them We are intending unless otherwise Directed By the twelve at the General Conference to form a company ^of ... -
Part of Letter from Reuben Hedlock, 10 April 1846
Excerpt:you left I have Been very sorry that I stoped in England for since you left I have had more to Bare up under than I have felt able to Do your Remarks Respecting Brother Wilson are true he only cares for his weeks wages after you left I thought it wisdom to Regulate the affairs of the office and allow each one so much for his servissess the Reason was there was so much grumbling that they had not Received a sufficient Renumeration for their services. Brother Ward was ... -
Part of Letter from Reuben Hedlock, 10 April 1846
Excerpt:for Quebec on which I Expect to send about 600 passengers. I have established about 15 good gents in Ireland and have Received many passenger from them and although our business is in its infancy it Bids fair to become great when the Joint Stock Company comes into apperation and with the Blessings of God we shall be able to own ships and convoy home the poor Saints to Zion and Reere a Kingdom to his Honor & glory and were it not the satisfaction that I am laboring ... -
Part of Letter from Reuben Hedlock, 10 April 1846
Excerpt:you will see by the amount of temple mony sent by Brother Fielding that I am a little short but the Reason was the pressure upon me after you left for the mony borroed on Books But I have received a little since about € 10, in all and I will remit it the first oportunity or lay it out to order and send the articals to Callifornia which Ever is desiered I shall keep an account of all and when I see the twelve or the person who meeeds me I will account with them ... -
Part of Letter from Reuben Hedlock, 10 April 1846
Excerpt:Reuben Hedlok Mr Wilford Woodruff Nauvo Hancock Co Illinois U.S.A. [stamp in orange ink] BOSTON SHIP MAY 5 [FIS] [stamp in orange ink] 12 [stamp in brown ink] PAID AT LIVERPOOL [illegible]