November 17, 1836 ~ Thursday Nov 17th Went to Covington Crossed the Ohio River into Cincinnati visited the city & saw Conway & Webster who informed me that Brother Asahel H Woodruff had located himself in Terrehaute Indiania & traiding in Books in company with Robert Smith. I Also saw the Dead & wounded carried from off the Steem Boat FLORA. 3 dead & 10 scalded by the bursting of her pipes Spent the night at Cincinnati ...

December 6, 1838 ~ Thursday Dec 6th The voice of the spirit of the Lord was unto us arise & be going & through the mercy of God Phebe was enabled to rise & walk & continue her journey. after being confined here 4 days our whole bill was ownly $6.62 the man treated us kindly may the Lord bless him we travled to Richmond Ia & put up for the night in an Inn Phebe had to Journey by faith not by sight 14 mile December 7, 1838 ...

December 13, 1838 ~ Thursday Dec 13th This was a solemn Day to me. I spent most of the day in inquiring into & attending to the business & affairs of Brother ASAHEL H. WOODRUFF Deceased. Messrs R. A. Smith & Martin Ray the administrator & clerk of Brother Asahel informed me that Brother Asahel Died at 3 oclock in the morning on the 18th of Oct 1838 & that he was sick 10 days & deprived of his reason 4 days before his death. his mind while delireous ...

[Content precedes previous page] [upside-down text] November 13, 1836 ~ Sunday Sunday 13th Nov preached at Col Rowletts got one Subscribr for ^M & Ad^ November 14, 1836 ~ Monday 14th Rode to Owington preached at the court house Spent the night at Wm Browns Distance 6 m November 15, 1836 ~ Tuesday 15th Travled to Esq Hues 5 miles South of the big bone lick 25 miles November 16, 1836 ~ Wednesday 16th visited ...

aunt Hannah was at your house give my respects to them & to all enquiring friends I was sorry to hear of Aunt Hannah's Ill health I am in hopes she will again be restored in body & mind. You will notice in the papers I sent you that the work of the Lord has commenced in England & I learn from late letters that it is progressing with speed. I view an important day at hand even the day of the gathering of Israel & bloody wars & other judgments upon the gentiles ...

She manifested great confidence in the cause she had embraced and also exhorted us to confidence in God and to keep his commandments. To appearence she was dying but as on the day before she again revived I prayed with her and laid hands upon her and commended unto our Father in Heaven. She slept some during the night. Two days after Phebe was still very feeble and low and I returned to Eaton to get some necessaries for her. I also felt the power of the Destroyer resting ...

he was in his grave and his store occupied by his Administrator and clerk. I had an interview with his clerk and made enquiries concerning my brother's sickness and death but defered attending to his business until the following day. It was with difficulty that we could get entertainment in the city for the night but finally we obtained an empty house. The next day December 13th I spent mostly in enquiring into and attending to the affairs of my brother Asahel. I learnt from Messrs Smith and ...

Rochester Sangamon County Illinois Dec 19th 1838 [FIGURE] Eunice Woodruff My Dear Sister Although I am in the midst of a croud & but a few moments allotted me to write yet I feel it my Duty to appropriate these few moments in communicating a few words to you & my Dear parents. I thought it proper to direct this sheet to you in consequence of the writing on the 3rd page which is the production of Brother Asahels pen which I found among his papers which appears to ...

between Eleven and twelve thousand dollars, this and when it is considered that we have done this without capital and under the disadvantages incidental to the establishment of a new house and have been able to meet all our engagagements unassisted we challenge any establishment in the West to produce a better result of first years opperations. If we have not profited directly, I have not doubt we have established a character for business which is worth the trouble we have been at to acquire. I am much interested in the amount of your success in the ministry and ...