Copy of William Dalley's letter to his mother in England

                                           Liverpool                               Octo 10th 1842

Dear Mother and Brothers and sisters   I take it upon myself to write unto you hoping it will find you well wich leaves me at present thank God for it   I was greatly disapointed in not going so soon as expected for the ship will not set sail before the 18th  they are about to hundred Saints booked before we came here   we expect Brother prat is coming along with us   but they are a great many more Saints coming in every day dear mother   thanks for your kindness to me for I find it useful now but I still believe I have a friend as long as I put my trust in God Dear mother I had a very pleasant jorney   we came to woster by the waggon   we stayed at woster all night at the saints   we started by the train at nine in the morning   we came in birmingham about eleven oclock   Ann and Mary and Edward was quite well   Isaac tunks and me was at navy shop at dinner and tea   we did not stay there all night because we had to start early in the morning so we stopt near by where the train started   Ann takes it to heart very much because she do not understand the meaning of it but still I hope that God will turn her heart   she is very good to me for she gave me a half crown and many other little things wich I find very useful wich likewise is Mary   they are very good all of them dear mother please warn them sometimes to be sure and keep faithful and I  think they will do well for it is a hard thing to keep faithful in the Lord   so mother be watchful for the time is near at hand it is even at the door   it is a hard trial but God saus he that will suffer with me shall share my blessings   so dear mother be not vexed about me but think it a pleasure that God has spared me to do his will among so may that are in ignorance   so dear mother leave no temptation lead you astray   I always praid to my heavenly father for means to go and he has given me means so I believe you will come   James is a good boy and I hope he will continue so and God will be sure to reward him for it   please to give my love to susan and all of them    please to give my love to sesters tunks brotherspiers and mother wright and all the brothers and sisters   I wish you would send brother allens umbrella for I forgot it and likewise my waistcoat by brother watkins for I think he will come with us   brother allen sent him word when the ship sails   I told Mary to tell aunt ann about the money and she said she would   I have seen a great deal of the town   I have seen where the fire was   and it is out now   I had the pleasure of heating brother prat on sunday morning and evening and he is a very good man   ?they are a great many members there after church meting   about three hundred of us went to a brothers funeral and at the same time there were about seven children buried and to others we are all quite well   we have took a roon in Sansoms street we are all very comfortable thanks God for it   please to direct your letters to be left at p prat No. - - - Chapple street Liverpool   please to send back as soon as time will purmit   so no more at present from your beloved son 
Wm Dally   may God bless you all for Christs sake


Note:   This letter was folded and addressed to:   Mrs Dally
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