Letter from Almon Whiting Babbitt, 26 January 1850
Washington
Dear Sir
Yours of the 21 Inst was duly received & in
reply I think that some apology is due from me
to you for the spirit of my last communication though
the circumstances under which I wrote were these
I am considered here an out side Mormon
by the Members of Congress & cannot therefore say
much as to the faith of the Mormon Church I
only represent their political organisations, when
the attacks were made on our operation here by
William Smith & others I felt then the brunt of
the operation which was assigned to friend
Hyde and yourself about the time that I wrote
you Old Zach delivered his special message
to congress in which he recommended the
defaming of my government to our people
I was out of Patience & felt like charging
some one with neglect you being the nearest
of course was the first in my mind
again Dr Bernhisel frequently told me
that he was receiving letters from you &
the day you wrote me he told me that
