Letter from James Houston, 26 October 1845
North [AMarica]
Dear Brothren
In the Lord Acording to Promis I Will
Atemp to Wright A fue Lins to Let you
Know How we got on Well we have had
A fin Pasage. But the first 10 Days we
had it verey ruff there is maney things
that I Could say But I have not tim. But
to Com to the Bit our Provesion Turned
out Pretey Well except the Bisket and
the Tee. Altho ther was soom of the saints
^Thought that tha^ should have All things the saim As at
Home. All things frash we have had
Preshing evrey sabeth Day and Admistered
the sackrment except this one and the
first Sabeths the first that war Mostley sick
today tha an All on the Look out to se
What tha Can the Captin and Cru has
Bin verey frendley with us Br Robenson
and his famley has Bin sicknss soom of
them All the tim there All recovered
But his Wife and a Child th[ar] Ar on the
Way of recovey I Think. one of his Children
dyed on the 24 instent it was Bured on
the same Day I ^spoke^ A Letel on the recerektion
the Childs was tow yers of Age. I have the good
Will of the Most of the Saints Brother
yoman Acted ^the^ Part of A Father to Me
Try to send men if Posebel for rulers that
Will Make Pece and not be Pece Brakers
Men that Wants to be At the Tope of the
Tree ar often found At the Botem
