South Fox Islands Vinalhaven Jan. 5th 1838 Dear Brother I have been sitting with my pen in my hand answering letters most of the time for three days. & as I have just taken it off from a sheet directed to Father Mother & Sister Eunice I thought I would next put it on a sheet for you. I have your letter dated Nov 24 now before me, & it is with pleasure I spend a few moments in complying with its ...

are there I shall probably see you. I am gratified to learn of your prosperity in temporal business, & I hope you will prosper in spiritual things before you die. You made one request in your letter concerning sister Eunice which I will answer with pleasure. In expressing myself to you upon that subject I shall speak in confidence & unreservedly for, I consider your request to be perfectly consistant with the interest you have taken in her well- fare. Brother Asahel you spoke of being disturbed in your subject by a person coming ...

know the days have been & still are in some degree that a man might as well look for popularity in to-fet as among the gentiles with the appetation of mormon about tims or toth advocate the principles of Latter Day Saints. & that to because, 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 ...

Mr. Asahel H Woodruff Terre Haute Indiana [upside-down text] Wilford Woodruff Jan 5th 1838 [end of upside-down text]