[Apostle Wilford Woodruff] + Aug 11th <Elder Benbow loaned Elder Turley> 20 <pounds and gave me> 15 <for our London mission.> We took the parting hand with Elder Turley who Started for Liverpool to prepare a ship for about 80 Saints to emegrate to America 40 of which Elder J Benbow takes with him & pays their expenses to America out of Mercy to the poor Saints. Let the Blessings of Almighty God rest upon him forever & ever. He Gave Elder Turley £100 to Secure the Passage of the Saints. We took the parting hand with Brother & Sister Benbow & the Saints at Froms Hill to see them No more untill I meet them in NAUVOO U.S.A. as they are about to emegrat there. We walked to Ledbury, & spent the night. I wrote a letter to B Young & one to Elder Glover. 7.
[Source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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