Mormon History, Jun 20, 1849

[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 20th I road to Portland. Took supper with Ilus. I got the New York Herrald which was full of News. The Cholera was making its ravag[es] throughout North America Containing An account of the death of President Pole I took boat at 9 oclok for Thom-aston. I left several buildings on fire in Portland when the boat started. 10 m.

[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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