36 Chapel street Liverpool .
Elder Jedediah M. Grant
Beloved Brother
Having an oppertunity
of forwarding a letter by private conveyance to Philadelphia
I gladly improve it by forwarding a few lines to you. I
sent you one letter before but have never received a
reply I hope however you got the letter. With regard
to News with us I may not have a great deal to interest
you. I suppose our eyes are turned more towards
America for News than the Saints in America are
to wards England. I sent you a copy of the Star
containing the Account of our April Conference. We at
that time herd represented about ten thousand Saints
in this country. I will say sincee that Conference the work
is progressing well generally throughout this country. the
American Brethren are all well. Elder Holmes is presiding over
the Manchester Conference of about 2000 members the largest
Conference in the Kingdom & is doing well. Feels at home
in England. Elder Stratton is still presiding over the Liverpool
conference is getting along well & enjoying good health. Elder
Sheets has left the Bradford conference to take charge of
the Herefordshire conference which I built up in 1841
He has baptized about 30 since the general conference. He
is well liked & doing well. Elder Davis is still presiding
over London & doing well. the work prospers under his hands
Elder Hardy is presiding over the Preston Conference the
first built up in England. He is well & do[i]ng well. He came
with Elder Holmes. Elder Hedlock is here in Liverpool
is still ingaged in the Emigration is in good health. their
is but few America Brothers in this country, and what
are here are wishing to return in the fall in order to go
to Nauvoo & get their endowment. I stand in need of
assistance from America as the vineyard is becoming
vary large through England, Scotland, Ireland, & Wales
with ten thousand saints a vast Number of conference
& branches & not over ten Elders of us all from America
including yankees, English, & Scots that have been in
America, the United States. I should like it much
If I could have the company of Elder Grant with me
after he gets his endowment. I would not wish you
to leave the continent untill you ^have^ had that Blessing
But if I could meet with about 20 old Zion Camp
Saints with their endowment or any of the True & faithful
America Elders it would make my heart leap for joy.
We shall print the Star twice a month hereafter. I
shall have 3000 copies of the Doctrines & Covenants out of
press in about 10 days; As to Government affairs in this
country they are still unsettled it is generally though[t] their
will be war on the Oregon question unless one of the
parties yield in some degree. Their has been a great
excitement of late in this country about the Maynooth
grant of £30,000 pounds a year to Endow the Catholic College
the protestants are fearful that parliment & the crown
a[r]e turning Catholics, their is much excitement upon
that subject. I have travelled through Scotland &
portions of England since I have been here, & had a
plesant time among the Saints. I have had a
number turns of vary ill health since I have
been in England this time but did not last me
long. I have had so much exposure in my
constant travelling for the last 12 years of my
life that I begin to feel it sensibly at times
I was highly gratified to hear of the prosperity
of my brethern at the South Sea Islands
I feel as though the Lord has been truly with them
I wish you to give my best respects (except what
my wife claims) to Sister Grant and Sister
Woodruff's likewise as well as to yourself,
remember us to all our friends in Philadelphia
I remember their kindness with gratitude which
they have shown me from time to time. Please
write me a letter as soon as you get this and
give me all the news you can either from
Nauvoo, East, West, North or South, as a letter
from you would be acceptable at any time.
I lately received a letter from G. A. Smith at
Nauvoo giving me an account of the conference
which was highly gratifying. I also received
some New York Prophets which gave me an
account of the work from time to time.
as ever I remain
Your fellow labourer in the Kingdom
of God. W Woodruff
Copy of letter to
Jedediah M. Grant
Philadelphia
23 May 1845