Letter from Nathaniel Henry Felt, 5 February 1850
St Louis
Dear Bro Woodruff
Yours of 11th Ult was
duly received. I was happy to hear that you
were all well, and also preparing to
go to the place we all so much desire
to see.
Bro Taylor E Snow, L Snow and
other are still with us. Expecting to get
away the first of next week. Most of
them that came from the Valley, have
had to pass through another "acclimating"
and have more or less suffered with colds. Etc.
You may be sure, we have been over
head and ears in business. since their
arrival in this City.
I have been talking with Bro Taylor
upon the subject; you wrote to me about.
He says there is a chance of getting
cattle up near the Cherrokee nation for
very much less, than they can be got
through this rege^i^eoin, he thinks they can be
got, so as to cost only about $35 a yol^k^k^e^ at
the Bluffs. That is they can be purchased
in the Cherrokee country for about $20 per yk
and the expense of driving &c would not
be above 30 or 35 $ &c &c. We anticipate
that cattle will be very high all through this
region of country, say as high as, from 50
to $60—And if you could make any arr-
angement to send an agent here in
season, say not later than the first of April
(Earlier if possible) and in connection with
those who will be purchasing here. go
[sideways text] N. H. Felt Feb 5th 1850
Answed Mach 28th [end of sideways text]
