Letter to Brigham Young, 26 June 1846
Mt Pisgah
Prest Brigham Young
D[ea]r Brother
I haste to inform you that
the Camp at mt Pisgah was a little excited this mor-
ning by the appearance of some of the United States
Troops ^army^ officers. but we soon met them in Council
and learned that the apparant object of their
visit was from directions of the President of the
U.S. through their Colonel ^Hearney at Fort Leavensworth^ to give us as a people
an invitation to raise from 300 to 500 Volun-
teers for the Mexican War by way of Santa Fee—as
the United States are at war with old Mexico, Upper
& Lower California. We directed them to call
upon you at Council Bluffs to lay the subject before
you that you might have an understanding of the
same. A letter will be sent by them to you by
way of introduction—so you may be prepared for their
coming. We treated them with respect and manifested
to them our thankfulness for the interest the President
has manifested in our behalf. We ascertained this Mor-
ning that the Artillery and Cannon were on their way
to you—had stopped by the way side—with one of their
pieces dismounted which is the object of our sending
this messenger to notify Col Scott—to immediately
remove them from the way side as it would ^not^ appear well
in the eyes of Government to see cannon strewed by the
way side. The messenger with this starts 1 hour ahead
of the Officers. We thought it wisdom also for the messen-
ger to go to you to notify you of their coming. Would it
