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Collection Name Wilford Woodruff collection, 1830-1898
Collection Description Wilford Woodruff letters to Asahel H. Woodruff, 1838
Collection Number MS 5506
Collection Page 1-4
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Thomas Arey, d. 1891
abt. 1803-1891
8 mentions
Maine Mission
Benjamin Coombs
27 Jun 1789 - 10 Jun 1851
18 mentions
Maine Mission
1 mention
Maine Mission
Sidney Rigdon
19 Feb 1793 - 14 Jul 1876
Joseph Smith (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
Eunice Hart Woodruff Webster
19 Jun 1821 - 14 Jun 1853
270 mentions
Family
Aphek Woodruff, b. 1779
11 Nov 1779 - 28 May 1861
572 mentions
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Asahel Hart Woodruff, b. 1814
11 Apr 1814 - 18 Oct 1838
206 mentions
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Azmon Woodruff, b. 1802
29 Nov 1802 - 14 Jan 1889
362 mentions
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Azubah Hart Woodruff
31 Jul 1792 - 21 Mar 1851
266 mentions
Family
Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1577 mentions
Family
Philo Woodruff
29 Nov 1811 - 25 Nov 1827
21 mentions
Family

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I see no impropriety in a servent of God expressing his desires for the wellfare of his family, if there is I have it yet to learn, however, I do not intend entering into any argument upon the subject.
~ Wilford Woodruff
when I first left her in Colebrook the day before I left I took her by the hand & led her out on a walk of 15 or 20 minutes & gave her good advice the image of her childhood countenance remained on my mind & I could not bring any other appearance of her to my mind except the one she was clothed in when I shook her by the hand as a little girl to go to the west with Azmon,
~ Wilford Woodruff
the world do not believe the Bible. I have been surprised to see how fearful some of my relatives and old neighbours were of me in connecticut, they supposed I had turned into an Elep- fant, Hotantat, or an Arab, & I dont know but this is the case with you if it is I hope you will some day learn to the contrary,
~ Wilford Woodruff