all they trade with them in this way for their is more mort- gages and attachments upon their property in Nauvoo than the value of them. I do not know but their object in comeing here is to take boat to the Eastene State or Canidas to practice the same fraud would it not be well to cauth^i^on all the Churches through the Neighbor & times & Season to beware of having any deal with them or the Fosters or Higbys. I should think any Saint ought to know better ...

yours truly S. Brannan [blank] Dear Br, Woodruff, I have only time to say that I am well, and that all is well here. Give my Kind Remem berance to Elders Hedlock, Clark, Ward, and to all Our english friends. I have writen to you, that it is the dis^c^c^i^sion of the twelve to send all Emigra tion to N. York hereafter in stead of N. Orleans direct them to No 7 Spruce St. NY I Remain, yours ...

not be alone in coming out & receiving our doctrin. But with regard to these things they are all in the hands of God. Doctor Copeland & his wife has just come in and & wishes us to go to a tea total Meeting which is expected to be the greatest Ever held in London As the celebrated James, Silk, Buckingham is to occupy the chair. So I will lay down my pen & go to meeting & in the morning I will tell you ...

New Orlens Oct ^the^ 28 Dear Brothren we Land- ed here this Morning All in Good helth exept Br Robesons Wife and Child. We have engeaged A stim Boot to take us up the rever to st Luese for tow Dolers and A half in-Cluding All Lugeges Children Dont Count until tha Come to the yers of five and from five to fortin tow far A Pasage to take our Lugegs up the ship free we ar to start towmorow. If I was you I ...

Mr Wilfird Woodruff Stanley Bildings Bath Street Liverpool England [stamp in black ink] [NEW ORLEANS] OCT [illegible] [stamp in black ink] PAID ^10^ [upside-down text] [stamp in black ink] AMERICA LIVERPOOL NO28 1845 from James Houston New Orleans Oct. 26, 1845. [end of upside-down text] ...

Bath Street Stanley Building Bath Street Liverpool Sept 4th 1845 Dear Brother & Sister Benbow In great Haste we sit down to drop a few lines to you We would have been glad to have written a long letter to you at this time but being overwhelmed in business you must take the will for the deed. We are all enjoying a comfortable degree of health, My health is about as usual Mrs Woodruff has had some vary Ill days since her confinement ...

things on this mission has Baptized about 100 Built up a good church in Scotland & done well. I am Enjoying goo comfortable health at the present time but my cares & labours have been of such a nature that for a length of time that I have grown rather lean & old I wish you to let Br Houston have a little private conversation with you Ias I have confidentially had some conversation with him upon a subject that I have not heretofore felt disposed to communicate by writing but I may ...

are prepared for the receptince of any Rigdonites that may come to this country I have no fears of their doing much damage to the Church in this country land for though our ulabourers are few we have good success in keeping the bars up. we have published 1,500 hundred of O. Hydes address before the Hight Priest quorum. Their is much sensitive feeling in this land at the present time on the subject of the annexation of Texas &

New Orleans Oct 28th /45 Beloved Brother Woodruf In Compliance with your request at Parting with ^you^ for the land that all the Saints are so anxiouce to be gathe[r]ed to. a^A^fter encountering many hardships and Trials in crossing the Atlantic I can Fully rejoice and Say that the Saints One and all are so Overjoyed now we are landed and about to move further up the River from the City of Joseph I need not enter into A detail of all the ups and downs there is ...

uplifted in Spirit and Rejoices in the God of Abraham Isaac & Jacob when we Entered upon the Missippi River how can I Paint to you in the most true language the Scenery that met Our view upon both Banks of the River. A thick Shrubery of beautifull Green foilage Seemed to line the Sides all they way up, with A hut Scattered here and there which enlivedd the Seen to See People Seemingly happy and content and the best of all they were in the Land of Liberty and when [were] not affraid of the ...