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Day in the Life

Jul 6, 1838

Journal Entry

July 06, 1838 ~ Friday

6th In the morning we saw a Spanish flag of distress at sea we approached her & found her to be a wreck
of a Spanish brig they had been wrecked about 10 days all the crew was on board & no lives lost We

took her in tow of the steem boat Portland & towed her into Portland her main most & for top mast had gone
by the board & she was damaged otherwise when they were addressed with (Parley vo franc mon shire.)
they could answer (we mon shire) & English to. We arived at Portland at 8 oclock A.M. I took breakfast
with my brother in law Ezra Carter & after visiting some of the Book stores & Purchasing an [FIGURE] ALBUM
for Mrs Woodruff I walked out to Scarborough & had the privilege of again greeting my companion
& friends in peace & prosperity & I spent the night with Mrs Woodruff at father Carters distance of the day 70 m[iles]

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Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
14 Feb 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
284 mentions
Family
Carter, Ezra, b. 1804
29 Apr 1804 - 11 May 1887
163 mentions
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Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1544 mentions
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Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine

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Autobiography 1882 Leaves from My Journal

I arrived in Scarboro on the , and on the my first child—a daughter—was born, at Father Carter's house. We named her Sarah Emma.

Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star

in Scarborough, on the .

Autobiography 1857 Draft 1

way to Boston there took steemer for Portland and arived at Father Carters ^In Scarboro^ on the th

Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine

I arrived in Scarboro on the , and

Daybook (9 May - 9 July 1838)

6th In the morning we saw a flag Spanish flag of distress at sea we approached her & found her to be a wr- eck of a Spanish brig they had been wreked about 10 days the crue all on board no lives lost her main mast was carried away & her for top mast & damaged after ways the steam boat took her in tow & caried her into portland on saying to her captain, parley vo franc mon shire he answered We mon shire & english to

Daybook (9 May - 9 July 1838)

we arived at portland at 8 olok tI took Breakfast with Ezra carter & after visiting some of the Book Stores in the city & perchasing Mrs Woodruff an Ablum [Album] {shorthand} (125) {shorthand} I walked out to Scarborough & had the privilege of again greeting my companion & friends in peace & prosperity & spent the nigh at father carters distance of this day 6^7^0 miles

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August 9, 1838
Wilford receives news of his calling as an apostle; and call to go on mission to England with apostles.

Jul 6, 1838