Mr. Bogart the Capt. of the Missouri mob their election day shot a man and he died the next
day— he has absconded— there is a reward of 500 dolls. offered for his apprehension— Brother
& sister Smoot wishes to be remembered to you and send you their best wishes, he is ex
pecting to start for the south in a few days— he has been at home this winter. – Father Clar
Clark where I live says he wishes to be remembered to you although a stranger to you
brother Wm. C. his son sends his respects to you & says he is with you in heart in the minis
try, Wesly Clark his brother is out on a mission.— Write often. Our cow and calf is her
on the place where I live. The editors of the papers made some new arrangements in regard
to the papers and began anew in Nov.— do you get your paper— I sent for them to send father
Woodruff & Carter one as you mentioned to them before you left. I have not been acrost the
the river since you left nor hardly any where else; nor care much about going untill you
come home. Please give my respects to brother Taylor and Richards likewise all the saints about you.
14th today Sarah Emma is 20 months old and weighs 25 lbs.— 15th Brother Smoot has preached at
father Clarks & brought news that a company of the saints have lately landed in N.Y.
from England mostly brought over by the generosity of a brother from that place.
A general conference is to be held the 6th of April in Commerce. 17th have just heard that O. Hyde & P. Pratt are detained by br. Joseph untill they can give in their witness in Congres, 18th just heard
that B. Young and others left N.Y. for Liverpool 25 feb. Sister Young & family are well
I remain as ever yours P W
Mr. Bogart the Capt. of the Missouri mob their election day shot a man and he died the next
day— he has absconded— there is a reward of 500 dolls. offered for his apprehension— Brother
& sister Smoot wishes to be remembered to you and send you their best wishes, he is ex
pecting to start for the south in a few days— he has been at home this winter. – Father
Clark where I live says he wishes to be remembered to you although a stranger to you
brother Wm. C. his son sends his respects to you & says he is with you in heart in the minis
try, Wesly Clark his brother is out on a mission.— Write often. Our cow and calf is her
on the place where I live. The editors of the paper made some new arrangements in regard
to the papers and began anew in Nov.— do you get your paper— I sent for them to send father
Woodruff & Carter one as you mentioned to them before you left. I have not been acrost the
the river since you left nor hardly any where else; nor care much about going untill you
come home. Please give my respects to brother Taylor and Richards likewise all the saints about you.
14th today Sarah Emma is 20 months old and weighs 25 lbs.— 15th Brother Smoot has preached at
father Clarks & brought news that a company of the saints have lately landed in N.Y.
from England mostly brought over by the generosity of a brother from that place.
A general conference is to be held the 6th of April in Commerce. 17th have just heard that O. Hyde &
P. Pratt are detained by br. Joseph untill they can give in their witness in Congres, 18th just heard
that B. Young and others left N.Y. for Liverpool 25 feb. Sister Young & family are well
I remain as ever yours P W
"Letter from Phebe Whittemore Carter Woodruff, 8 March 1840," p. 4, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/BWn