A Synopsis of the travels & labours OF W. WOODRUFF. IN A.D. 1840 Traveled in ENGLAND & WALES visited the following Towns & Cities Towns & Cities Population Shires Liverpool 280,000 Lancashire Preston 60,000 Ditto Manchester 350,000 Ditto New Castle, Tunstell Burslem, Hanley, Potteries Stoke & Longton 70,000 Staffordshire Stafford 20,000 Ditto

The whole population of the Potteries in 1838 was 65000. These potteries are for the ma- nifactering of English China, Crockery & stone ware of every description We visited Hanley & Sup'd at Brother William Benbow's at Hanley Market Place, Staffordshire Potteries. Keeper of Provision Store. Brother Benbow was not at home but we were much pleased with his Lady Sister Ann Benbow, she was Strong in faith & manifested much interest at our arivel to England from ...

Turley spoke of the knowledge of God coveri ng the earth as the waters cover the great deep &c I blessed 5 children & lade hands upon 5 that were sick Spent the night in Burslem took supper with Brother Isaac Whittaker. distance of the day 14 miles January 28, 1840 ~ Tuesday 28th I applyed for a license but the justice had not power to grant me one [FIGURE] that he knew of. I preached in Birmingham ^Birslem^ ...

night at his house. Distance of the day 3 miles ^I blessed 3 children^ January 30, 1840 ~ Thursday 29 30th I visited each appartment of the Silk factory in New Castle & saw them manur- factor silks from the raw article to the weavers loom. I walked to Mr [blank] Rowleys accompanied by Brother James Martin from thence I walked to Burslem. The Sun shone beautiful & plesant & the fields all looked green as Summer ...

gentleman walking before, groceries. Twelve Colliers fall 756 feet into way pit killed dead, dogs, Bacon, Bread, police men, preach, O. Hide Timely warnings cat, walk, gas lights, Thorn Headge, Scotch Soldiers ostrich feathers, bear legs, war with china, cat, pray, undress, by dawn, sleep, Dream, 265, Market place, Hanley. February 4, 1840 ~ Tuesday Feb 4th Wake, dress, pray, eate, talk, walk to Burslem rain & wind. [FIGURE] I wrote two letters one to Elder W ...

& after preaching one came to be Baptized a female we called upon her Sister we ^as^ we passed along & she said she would obey the gospel also. We then called upon another woman who was believing, but she made objections to being Baptized then because she had a dead child in the house I told her to lett let the dead bury the Dead but rise & follow Christ & she did & we walked two miles & I baptized the three 3 females their husbands ...

February 19, 1840 ~ Wednesday Feb 19th I spent the day at Alford Cordons & in the evening I walked to New Castle & preached there was two Methodist Preachers present & they were filled with anger because of the truth of God one by name of Robert Brown rejected my testimony & said I should go to the Bottomless pit & all that followed me. It was manifest what spirit was in the man. After meeting I Baptized one & ...

February 23, 1840 ~ Sunday 23rd Sunday I preached in Stoke in the morn ing & confirmed one I communed with the Saints at Brother [blank] Whittaker in Lane end I also preached in the evening. Distance of the day 3 m February 24, 1840 ~ Monday 23 24th I walked to Stone with Brother Samuel Hancock & several other Brother & preached at Widow Gilberts & thence returned to

& Elders W. Woodruff H. Glover & G A Smith preached in the afternoon 2 were Baptized & Confirmed 2 were healed by the laying on of hands. spent the night with G. A. Smith. at Sister Bartlebys 6 miles June 29, 1840 ~ Monday 29th Minutes of a Conference held at Hanly, Staffordshire, England. on the 29th Day of June 1840 The various Churches of the Staffordshire Potteries met in Conference at the ...

September 28, 1840 ~ Monday Minutes of the Conference of the Staffordshire Potteries Sept 28 1840 The Conference met at Hanly Staffordshire on the 28th Sept there being present one of the travling Council 4 Elders 11 Priest 5 Teachers & 2 Deacons. The meeting was then called to order by Elder Simpson when it was moved & carried that Elder W. Woodruff be chosen President of the Conference & Osmond Shaw Clerk. The meeting was then opened by singing & ...