Manchester England July 8th 1840 My Dear Phebe Having the privilege of sending letters by a friend who is going direct to New York I will improve the opportunity of again sending a few lines to you which will ^be^ Mailed at New York City. My last letter which I wrote you was Dated June 8d in which I informed you that I recievd your letter under Date of March which was of much interest to me which is the ownly letter that ...

four months in a new field which I have opend in Herefordshire, Westershire, & Glostershire & the church now in that place numbers over 600, & the work never in a more prosperous state in that place than at the present time: I had no doubt but what the churches in that place will soon No. 1000 souls. We have set all the churches in that region in Order, ◊ ^with^ Officers members presiding over them, & they are now Baptizing daily in that region, about ...

The Twelve are all well, also Elder Hadlock, ^&^ Turley; & Clark excep Brothr Clark has had a little of the ague.) Elder Kimble ^Kimball^ sayes give my love to Phebe. Elder Willard Richards makes the same request & so do all the Twelve that are here. (Elder O. pratt was not at our conf erene, but preaching in the City of Edinburg, Scotland, & has Baptized 5. Elder Hadlock has esstablished a preaching place ...

Mrs. Phoebe W. Woodruff - Commerce Hancock County Illinois - North America - 25 Paid [stamp in red ink] PAID 25 [stamp in red ink] NEW-YORK AUG 21 Willford Woodruff July 8th 1840 Manchester England Willford Woodruff England