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Sep 13, 1837

Journal Entry

September 13, 1837 ~ Wednesday

13 I walked in company with Elder Hale to the Post Office whare we both
receieved a Letter from our wives. Phebe wrote to me, & Olive to
Brother Hale. We truly rejoiced in our souls to hear from them. {I shed
my tears of joy on them while sitting and reading them as the ships were passing by me} Spent the night at Br Eames. 1 [mile]

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Hale, Jonathan Harriman
1 Feb 1800 - 4 Sep 1846
148 mentions
Missionary
Ames, Justus
15 May 1790 - 5 Jun 1861
61 mentions
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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1551 mentions
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I preached in the school house No. 2. the spirit of God rested upon me. I spent the night at Mr John Smith's & I dreamed of seeing the great Draggon or beast with all of his heads and horns to the number of six hundred three score and six. He was about 20 rods in length with many riding upon his back without fear or alarm
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Daybook (18 August 1837 - 11 October 1837)
13 Elder Hale & myself both received a Letter from our wives Phebe wrote to me, & Olive to Brother Hale We truly rejoiced in our souls to hear from them I shed many tears of Joy over them while sitting upon an Island of the Sea reading them while the gallant ships were passing by me spent the night at Brother Eames distance 7 miles

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Sep 13, 1837