Letter to Aphek and Azubah Hart Woodruff, 1 June 1844
Comstock, Kalamazoo, Co. Michigan,
Father & Mother Woodruff,
Dear parents.
I feel Disposed to address a few
lines to you to infoerm you that I have commenced my Summer
work ie to attend a long list of Conferences which lie through the western
middle & New England States. You probably may have seen the list of
coferences which we publish in the Times & Seasons, but lest you might
have missed of it I will make metion of it here. The following places
the quoroum of the Twelve were Expecting to visit. Quincy, Princes Grove, Ottaway
& Chicago, in Illinois. Comstock, Pleasant Valley, & Franklin, Michigan.
Kirtland, Ohio. Lockport, Batavia, Portage, Hamilton, Oswego, Adams, London,
State of New York. Boston, Salem, New Bedofrd, Mass Petersboroug N. H. Scarborough
& Vinal Haven, Maine. Westfield Mass July 27 & 28 (Farmington Aug 3th.
New Haven July 13, ^&^ 14, Aug 10, ^&^ 11, Canan Aug 17, 18 Norwalk 24, 25, Connecticut)
New York City, Philadelphia, Washington City Sept 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, &c. I Expect to attend those Conferences on most
of them especially, Westfield Farmington & New Haven so you may Expect a
visit from me the first of August I shall be thare on the 3 & 4th if the Lord will & probably
some of the Twelve with me; I dont know what a chance their will be for a
Conference in Farmington but I thought I would appoint one any how &
pay you a visit of nothing more, for I do not intend at any time to
go through New England without calling at my fathers house. We understand
that the work is prospering well in the regions of New Haven so it will be
necessary to hold a conference there, & we have approved an Elder to go to
Hartford that will be capable of meeting any thing that that City can present.
Perhaps the people in Farmington would like to come out to attend one of our
Conferences & some good might be done. I should be pleased to have
Uncle Ozem Woodruff to be there & as many of his family as feel disposed Aunt
Hannah &c. Aunt [Anna Hart Cossett|Cossett]] & Betsey, Bulah &c if they are alive & able & all who have
any friendly feelings. I have not heard from Aunt Cossetts family since
I herd from Betsey By letter which gave a distressing accoung of her mother. I
have often remembered her in my prayers but know not how she is
Neither have I herd any thing from Dwight & Eunice since they wrote
me that they were coming west I suppose they have gone but know not
I moved my family into the new house the day before I left. I
got two rooms done off & the rest of the house is not finished for I
