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 ...

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]

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 ...

they brought sumthing for you if so give us the news the latest Date was Nov 7th at which time Elder Turley had not arived, the Saints were mostly well, my Babe was still sick with the Ague, & one of Sister Kimballs Children also, the work was progressing General Adams at Springfield, had come to Nauvoo & was Baptized Elder O Smoot had returned home from the South. several late deaths among the Saints, Brother

Packet Ship Oxford bound ^at sail^ for Liverpool and ^where I^ landed, in Liverpool Jan 11th 1840 in good health and spirits having a passage of 23 days. When I left my Father in Farmington Ct he gave me some mony to assist in paying my passage then gave me five dollars more requesting me to keep that untill I arived at Liverpool saying I would then want it. this I found to be true after landing and getting ready to go ...

attend a General Conference. A vast assembly had gathered at Haw Cross to attend my meeting the house, door yard, and street was crowded and among it was a large mob a mob had gathered. I preached to the people, 5 came forward and wished to be baptized the mob surrounded the pool armed with stones. I dismissed the meeting and went away but both the congregation and mob remained on the ground till midnight and as there was no prospect of their dispersing and the candidates were anxious to be baptized ...

bounded into the water to me stark naked excecpting a loose cloth around their legs but I put a stop to all disorder as fast as possible. & again I am Having a mighty struggle against this [illegible] power of falling down like a dead man stiff as a stake which is in some of the preachers as well as the people. I have to handle all these things in wisdom. among the number that I have & are Baptzing are some large farmers having 3 or 400 acres of land I have Baptzed sone constables as well as ...

Ledbury He[refordshir]e March 31 st 1840 Dr Brothr Richards I received your letters last evening also one from Elder Cordon I have but about 10 minutes to write to you at this time, & while writing to you at this time I have several conversing to me so I have to write & answer questions at the same time, so if I make a blunder excuse it. Dear Brothr I have much I want to say to you. I have just written to Elder Turley ...

[page torn] [hole burned in paper] Glostershire April 3rd 1840 Elder W. Richards Dear Brother I supposed you noticed that I did not answer any of your qustion in my last letter which you asked in March 27th the truth is I did not have time ownly to glance it over hastily & hurry since looked it over care fully I thought I would sit down & write a few lines more to you. I remarked to you in the last that I wished. you to come soon & labour ...

Dymock June 3rd,1840 Dear Bro Brigham, I sent you a line yesterday; but there were a few itims that escaped my notice, Capt Bogart (Bogart) of mob memory, has killed a man—ran away & 500$ is offered for him - [Oho] - it is reported in the papers, says, 'Bro Holman, that the Indians are ma[ke]ing sod house among the corn&horses of upper Missourie & the inhabitants are much afraid & that the Indians are making preparations for war to ...