Dear Brother Badlam
As My Nephew Calvin I. Foss has omitted
Sailing untill the present time, I thought I would write as late
as I could, some things have transpired of interest since I last wrote
we have continued meeting at Brother Birds since we left Boylstons
Hall and their is quite an inquiry unto Mormonism. I Baptized
5 a stort time since & confirmed them on Sunday one was an intelligent
gentlemen from Sweden, Also Mr Snow & His wife lives near page, but the
one that I took the greatest interest in was My Father in law Mrs W
Father, Ezra Carter sen He was at our house on a visit 76 years 3 days at
where I Baptized him, He regoices in the work. A number of others
are believing which I expect to baptize soon, I am publishing 1500
copies of Orson Pratts On Divine Authority or was Joseph Smith called
of God, The Frontier Guardian is out but I have not got it yet. Cacpt
Dan Jones is on his way with 5 Ships loads of Saints from Liverpool
to New Orleans, Capt Joseph Russel has sent me word that He will
give me am order to be paid in Liverpool for £300 about $1500 to
assist in paying the debts of the Presidency at Liverpool, Council Bluffs
Elder Barnes expects to loose a debt of about $2000. Br Page is quite
feeble in health coughs much appears like a man in the first
stage of the consumption. Father Nathaniel Holmes is dead and
buried, I was at your home last evening Mr McClane
& all his family are now living there, your family are all well
I asked Sister Badlam if she wished to send any wortd to you
she said No ownly ask hrim to send me some means next
fall if He does not come home by that time I Herd from
from you to day for the first time some woman in
the place got a letter from you one on the [Consails] saying all
arrived safe at Chagres had good passage &c if this is time I shall
soon expect to hear from you. O Spencer goes via New Orleans
W. I. Appleby goes to the Valley this spring quite a Number are going. I
send you several of the Herald by Mr Foss. Congress got drunk knocked each
other down, had bloody Noeses, broke up in a row like a regular gentile mob
but passed no law for the benefit of the Calafornias.
We are now Having a tedious storms in this regions. The Cholera
has brooke out again in many parts of the States. Report has reached
here that Col Freemont is trying to crop the Mountains lost all his
animals & men except himself & He badly frost bitten. You probably
will know at the Gold digging if this is true if so let me know
Mrs Woodruff & all the children send their love to you
remember me to Elder Brannam & all who inquire after me
I went to Cape Cod a week ago. preached on Saturday night
& 4 times on Sunday baptized & reinstated 6 cut off by
Russell organized the Church with A president & two Concellers
dismissed the meeting at Midnight returned home next
Morning I start tomorrow for New York & New Phil
On my return go to New Brunswick. their are some terrible
floods in the western rivers of late loss of life & property great
Nearly all Europe still trying to fight about something
James Ferguson is in the Valley. Dont fail to write to me
often & give me all the News As ever I remain your
Friend & Brother in the Kingdom of patience
Wilford Woodruff
some late accounts say that there has been new mines
found in the Sacramento better than ever how is ist I hope
you will get gold I have a small specimen lying before me
given by Br Whippile. He had one ounce He gave me about 25 cts
worth for a sample I hope you will get more than that
W. W.
P S. Br Cannon is doing exceding well.
April 2nd
Brother Badlam I open my letter this morning to acknowlede
the recept of your kind letter giving an account of your voyage
to Chagres I thank God that you got a long so far well I
shall pray for your success daily I shall now take
over your letter to your family. I shall look for
another letter from you at Panama & from the Gold diging
I showed your letter to your family, they were all glad to hear
from you. Allexander has taken it up to some of the McClanes
Jonah Hardy of Bradford is very sick.
May the Lord Bless you in all things is the prayer of
W Woodruff
SAN FRANCISCO
Cal.
OCT
15
Mr Allexander Badlam
City on Valley of the Sacramento
San Francisco
Upper Calafornia
[upside-down text]W Woodruff
Cambridgeport
Apr 1 1849[end of upside-down text]