said Br Whipple Baptized 11 in New jersey & He 5 in Philadelphia

24^th I read the European Times today came by the Last steemer, the Europen
Had a collission with a ship from Charles Bartlet with passengers for New Yok
she sunk in 4 minutes & 134 lives were lost.

Brother Russell got a
letter from Capt MC Ferron of Livrpool saying the Chuch was progressing
Rapidly but said that many of the Emigrats Had died that
Had gone to America with the Cholera, that 200 welsh & 100 English
& Scotch Sants were dead. I was not aware that it had been as fatal
as that among them. But now as I have faithfully given you
my travels up to this nght in writing I thnk I ha[v]e fulfilled
my promise in this thing to you & I must close my lettr
it is late at nght I have just written a long lettr to O Pratt
whch I mail with this we^I^ am weary & must go to rest I do
not rest well nights. am not in good Health but bettr then
I was yesterday. it is as much as my constitution can
stand up under to take such jurneys as I am now taking
& in such a way. it is not over yet I have some Hard week
before me before I shall see Boston. I have over 200 miles of
staging to go yet I expet. But I thnk I shall get home in
safety I shall have no worse travelling by Stage than I have had
for I thnk I should boat it on watr first you will
probably Hear from me again before you see me, my
journey Has been much longer & Harder than I expeted, but
I shall be glad to see my family oncce more give my love
to all who are with meyou & enquire after you me kiss the childrn
for me tell them to be good & I will brng them su[m]thing pretty
good night God Bless you

as ever

W. W.

you must excuse my scribbling for I am weary, & written in a gre[a]t
Hurry

said Br Whipple Baptized 11 in New jersey & He 5 in Philadelphia

24th I read the European Times today came by the Last steemer, the Europen Had a collission with a ship Charles Bartlet with passengers for New Yok she sunk in 4 minutes & 134 lives were lost.

Brother Russell got a letter from Capt MC Ferron of Livrpool saying the Chuch was progressing Rapidly but said that many of the Emigrats Had died that Had gone to America with the Cholera, that 200 welsh & 100 English & Scotch Sants were dead. I was not aware that it had been as fatal as that among them. But now as I have faithfully given you my travels up to this nght in writing I thnk I have fulfilled my promise in this thing to you & I must close my lettr it is late at nght I have just written a long lettr to O Pratt whch I mail with thisI am weary & must go to rest I do not rest well nights. am not in good Health but bettr then I was yesterday. it is as much as my [illegible] can stand up under to take such jurneys as I am now taking & in such a way. it is not over yet I have some Hard week before me before I shall see Boston. I have over 200 miles of staging to go yet I expet. But I thnk I shall get home in safety I shall have no worse travelling by Stage than I have had for I thnk I should boat it on watr first you will probably Hear from me again before you see me, my journey Has been much longer & Harder than I expeted, but I shall be glad to see my family oncce more give my love to all who are with you & enquire aftr me kiss the childrn for me tell them to be good & I will brng them sumthing pretty good night God Bless you

as ever

W. W.

you must excuse my scribbling for I am weary, & written in a great Hurry