Stanley Buildings Bath Street Liverpool Oct 8 ^9^, 1845 Dear Brother Phelps I Reccevd your kind letter by the hand of A Fielding which I was glad to get for it is at all times cheering to hear from old friends. I rejoice much at the Choice glorious news I hear concerning Zion by all the letters, & papers I get from the goodly land of Joseph. I at times feel a^i^t a great sacrafice to be deprived of ^the^ society of my friends in that place ...

to Lemington Btween Birmingham & London. Lemington is a place for the Gentry who visit the Springs similar to the Saratoga Springs. We held a conference there last Sunday the Sants meeting there for several weeks had been fully attended but much disturbed by mobs brock [broke] down ther Banister Tables Benches [&] but we had a vary [still] time good attention & go[o]d was done. On Monday we ^went^ through each appartmet of the warwick Castle & tower said to be the most splend[id] castle ...

After leaveing the Castle we took railway to Birmingham whare we arived in the Evening we found between four & five hundred Saints assembled in a large Hall to what is called in England a tea meeting they were all seated at the table when we Entered meeting on arival as we Entered the door the clapinof^g^ of hands & stomping of feet as [touting] of aplause made the house tremble after feasting with them we addressed them ^the who[l]e Body^ for about two hours & had a good time & spent sevral ...

We have cleared the Ship Palmyra again to day with about 60 passengers on her ownly about 13 Sants the rest were transcint psssengers ths is the same ship that A. Fielding went over in ^the^ last time Mrs Woodruff joines me in respects to Bros and Sister Phelps, Brother Richards, Mother Smith, Sister Emma and Sister Mary Smith and their families with the Twelve and all inquiring friends. I still remain Your brother ...