Autobiography Volume 1 circa 1842-1865
On the leaving the Isle of Hold and
crossed per Mail boat to North Fox Island where I had
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
March 08, 1838 ~ Thursday
8th Left the Isle of Hold went on board of the Mail boat Clinton Capt Sawyer at 2 oclock & reached north fox Island
at 4 oclock we then walked to Brother Sterretts from thence to Br M Luce. I here had the glorious privilege
of again meeting with the Saints for prayer & Praise to God my companion with the number after meeting
Mrs Woodruff presented five letters to me. One was from my Parents in farmington Ct one from Brother
Asahel In & two from Elder Milton Holmes in Mass & the last from Elder Robbins from Kirtland these
letters contained much news esspecially the one from Kirtland int informed me that trouble had come upon
them, numbers had been cut off from the Church for transgression their is divisions among the people the
printing office is burned to the ground with all its contents of Books worth about $1500 dollars. Warren Parrish
and others that had been cut off from the Church were Joining with the world to injure the influence of the
Saints Joseph & Sidney had gone to the far west with their family & the faithful are to follow them for kirtland
will be scorged. often have I herd Joseph Prophecy of these things for a year past. O God deliver the honest
in heart & faithful I pray.
I spent the night with Br Luce distance of the day 18 m
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Woodruff, Asahel Hart, b. 1814
11 Apr 1814 - 18 Oct 1838
212 mentions
Family
Robbins, Beri Lewis
8 Sep 1811 - 10 Feb 1864
7 mentions
1 mention
Maine Mission
Starrett, Cyrus
21 Feb 1802 - 31 Dec 1879
31 mentions
Host, Maine Mission
Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
2351 mentions
Luce, Malatiah
1772-abt. 1849
28 mentions
Maine Mission
Holmes, Milton
16 Jan 1811 - 30 Apr 1881
218 mentions
Maine Mission
Woodruff, Phebe Whittemore Carter
8 Mar 1807 - 10 Nov 1885
1580 mentions
Family
Rigdon, Sidney
19 Feb 1793 - 14 Jul 1876
220 mentions
Parrish, Warren Farr
10 Jan 1803 - 3 Jan 1877
186 mentions
Apostle
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Autobiography 1857 Draft 1
^Elder Townsend returned home^. On the I accompanied Brother Starreat at low tide onto a
barr to some 40 rods from shore to dig som clams, we were soon accompanied by Mrs
Woodruff and a Sister Stone who had a curiosity to see how clams were dug, the ground
for some 12 rods near shore was several feet lower than the point we were on we were
so busily ingaged in diging clams we did not observe the flowing tide untill we
were surrounded with water, and having no boat we had no other alternative
ownly to waid ashore and carry the women to dry land in an arm chair, which we
safely accomplished amid the reflection that the tide nor more than time waited for no
Autobiography 1857 Draft 2
: Elder Townsend returned home.
Autobiography 1865 Millennial Star
Elder Townsend returned
home.
Autobiography 1858 Deseret News
Vinal Haven . Elder Townsend re-
turned home.
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