Manchester, Lancashire, England

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    December 16, 1845 ~ Tuesday 16 I spent the day with the Saints in Manche- ster. And held A meeting in the evening & bid the Saints farewell. A good number of the Saints spoke we had a good time I dined with a number of the Elders at Br Sheldens & spent the Night at Br John Druces 6 miles December 17, 1845 ~ Wednesday 17th I took the parting hand with Elders D Johnes
    Dates:
    December 16, 1845 December 17, 1845 December 18, 1845 December 19, 1845 December 20, 1845
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    During A D 1845 I Published 3000 copies of the Doctrins and Covenants in Liverpool England and secured the copy wright in London it being the first Europe- an edition. I Also published 3000 copies of the Hymn Book and 20,000 copies of the Proclamation of the Twelve Apostles. I visited Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham London Glasgow Edinburgh and many other parts of England and Scotland. I collected £317.12.0 or $1585 for the
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    January 10, 1846 ~ Saturday 10th [FIGURES] I recieved 5 letters & wrote 3. I Recieved A Donation to Day from the Manchester Conference of £42 forty two sovreigns to assist me And my friends to emegrate. I gave £12 to Elder Clark & kept £30 myself. I also recieved £8 from the Birmingham Conference. I made A feast in the evening and had for my guest Elders Hedlock, Ward, Clark, Wilson ...
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    January 10, 1846 January 11, 1846 January 12, 1846 January 13, 1846 January 14, 1846
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    Hannah Jones John Baily Margaret Dovey John Robery {Wilford Woodruff} Bap at Frooms hill 21 Thomas Hooper T Clark 21 Ann Cole Sarah James Ann Cole Richard Cole Martha Clark W Woodruff Bap at frooms hill 22nd the above makes Just 300 that W Woodruff has baptized on this circuit ^20^ Sarah Clark
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    Phebe W. Woodruff New York C. Dec 6th 1840 Answered London Jan 13th 1841 Mr Willford Woodruff 40 Ironmunger Road St Lukes London Mr. Wilford W. Woodruff 149 Old Ham road Manchester England [stamp in red ink] E 13 JA 13 1841 [stamp in red ink] MANCHESTER JA 12 1841 [stamp in red ink] NEW YORK DEC 11 [stamp in black ink] LIVERPOOL SHIP LET[TER] [postage stamp] POSTAGE B ONE PENNY 1 ...
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    Burslem Feb 3rd 1840 Elder W. Richards Dear Brother Though I have no extraordinary information to communicate to you at this time upon any subject, yet I thought I would drop a few lines to you this morning, & let you know that I am alive & enjoying good health, & what I am about &c We arived in Manchester the day we left you, & saw Elder Clayton & the Saints in good spirits. I was much pleased with my acquaintance with Brother Clayton I consider ...
    Dates:
    February 3, 1840
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    has injured him & given us friends. We have held regular meetings on the Sabbath in Bath Burslem, & Hanely. We now have meetings in Burslem & Hanly, Stoke, Newcastle, Lane End, & a number of other places, round about I have been informed that the Rector in New Castle is preaching against us quite a number of Methodist teachers attend our meetings & freequently oppose but they go away confounded while it begets us friends. We have quite a good room ...
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    News says steam ship Brittanna is sunk I dont know whether it be true or fals. No war with France yet. How does that Methedist family in Manchester get along. How does the Book of Mormon get along Please send us the first copy of the Nov Star as soon as it is out. What is Become of Brothr Snow we should be glad to have a line from him) Woodruff & Smith Whare is Elders Young & Kimball a word ...
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    Mr W. Richards 149 Oldham Road Manchester Copied by J [sideways text] Ironmonger Road Nov 10 [18]40 Woodruff. Nov 10, 1840 Copied by S. Y. [end of sideways text]
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    January 9, 1849 ~ Tuesday 9th [FIGURE] I recieved 3 Letters from O. Spencer Dan Jones & W. I. Appleby And one from Robert Windley All contained good news capt Dan Jones expresses his feelings in warm terms concerning my letters to him And says he feels incouraged to go ahead in the name of the Lord says he has raised up a Branch at Myrtha the Mother Branch of Britain, over 800 members. And the sum total He ...
    Dates:
    January 9, 1849