Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

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Excerpt:concerning our wreck and our mishion to England our names and dates &c. we left the Island at 3 oclok, & continued our Journey under a fair stiff breeze and a high wind in the night arived in sight of the Michelamackanack in the morning September 14, 1844 ~ Saturday 14th A cloudy still morning left Mishelomackanack 8 miles on on on our left passed many fishing for trout. We had a plesant time through the day and evening. September 15, 1844 ~ Sunday 15 Sunday ...Dates:September 14, 1844 September 15, 1844 September 16, 1844 September 18, 1844
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Excerpt:September 21, 1844 ~ Saturday 21st A vary high wind so much so the boats stoped saying they were wind bound. but it is an odd thhing to be wind bound in the locks of a canal we traveld about 1 mile to day September 22, 1844 ~ Sunday 22nd Traveled about 9 miles and came to lake Ontario we left the canal & entered lake Ontario at 6 oclok Sunday night sail well untill midnight September 23, 1844 ~Monday 23rd A gale arose at midnight had ...Dates:September 21, 1844 September 22, 1844 September 23, 1844 September 24, 1844 September 25, 1844 September 26, 1844
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Excerpt:[FIGURE] A synopsis of the travels & labours of W. Woodruff In AD 1841 Travelled in ENGLAND, WALES, & AMERICA And visited the following towns & cities Townes & Cities populations Shires & States [FIGURE] London the Metropolis 1,600,000 Middlesex Co Bristol 200,000 Liverpool 280,000 Lancashire Preston 60,000 Ditto Manchester 350,000 Ditto Staffordshire potteries 70,000 Staffordshire Wolverhampton 30,000 Ditto Birmingham 300 ...
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Excerpt:July 23, 1844 ~ Tuesday 23rd Tuesday I took the parting hand with father and mother with great satisfaction a peculier charm was thrown around my soul as I left the threshhold of my fathers house, having the confidence that if I never see my father in the flesh again I shall meet him again ^in^ the first resurrection. I had a desire in my heart that all the ordinances of the fulness of the gospel might also be administered unto father ...Dates:July 23, 1844 July 24, 1844 July 25, 1844 July 26, 1844
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Excerpt:July 27, 1844 ~ Saturday 27th We arived at Detroit in the evening on board the Bufhalo spent the night at the rail road Hotel July 28, 1844 ~ Sunday 28th Sunday we took the propeller Hereles for Chicago at 10 oclok fare in cabin $7. I spent a part of the day in writing we had good state rooms and was comfortable we spoke of our families freequently and the death of Joseph and Hiram we felt ...Dates:July 27, 1844 July 28, 1844 July 29, 1844 July 30, 1844 July 31, 1844
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Excerpt:June 17, 1844 ~ Monday June 17th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Phebe & done it up in a package with some golden seal & $12 twelve dollars in silver & sent it home by Elder G. A. Smith it will reach her about the first of August. I rode to Royal Oak in the rain & preached in the evening in the school house, & spent the night with Mr Cooper 12 miles June 18, 1844 ~ Tuesday ...Dates:June 17, 1844 June 18, 1844 June 19, 1844 June 20, 1844 June 25, 1844 June 26, 1844
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Excerpt:A synopsis of the travels and labours of W. Woodruff. In A.D. 1844 Travelled in the UNITED STATES And CANADA and visited the following towns and Cities Towns and Cities States Towns & Cities States Nauvoo Illinois Colebrook Conn Laharp [Illinois] Farmington [Conn] Monmouth [Illinois] Hartford [Conn] Princeton [Illinois] New Haven [Conn] Ottaway [Illinois]
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Excerpt:the falls and dash her to peices this was done by the Americans on the 15th Sept 1841 three days before we were there but she lodged on the rapids & did not go over the falls her sails mast, riging, & bulwarks were all gone nothing but her hull left when we saw her. after spending 2 hours at the falls, we took the rail road to Buffaloo, & spent the night the boat containing our freight & chid & the rest of the company did not get ...Dates:September 19, 1841 September 20, 1841 September 21, 1841 September 22, 1841 September 23, 1841
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Excerpt:on this Chain of Lake twice I have been wrecked on lake Michigan with my family & the boats nearly destroyed we were in no particular danger last night ownly nearly all on board were sick myself & family was quite sick August 5, 1848 ~ Saturday 5th We arived at Macannau at 5 oclok we bou[gh]t some trout which we relished. August 6, 1848 ~ Sunday ^[6] Sunday^ we stoped at Detroit one hour many passengers got on ...Dates:August 5, 1848 August 6, 1848 August 7, 1848 August 8, 1848 August 11, 1848 August 12, 1848 August 13, 1848 August 15, 1848 August 17, 1848 August 18, 1848
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Excerpt:R. Oak June 18th 1844 Elder Smith, I have wrote anothr Letter to Mrs. Woodruff which I send By Br Dunn I have put some money in it for the Times & Seasons & a little for herself I wish you would tie the letter on to the Bundle that I put in your trunk I sold Mr Cooper my other Times & Seasons for five Dollars. I want a favor of you when you get whae Br H Brown lives I ...Dates:June 18, 1844