Letter from James Foss Townsend, 28 February 1850
Brother Wilford Woodruff
Dear Sir
I Recive your letter
Febuary 27th And Was glad to heir that you was
All well and was comeing on this spring i sould
Be very glad to se you you wanted me to anser
some qestions which i will with Pleasure in as
Much as i am able ox on is worth from 40 to 75
cows is worth from 10 to 15 dls [dollars] Mules is worth
From 60 to 125 dls Pones is worth from 40 to 60 dls
Eny qanterty could be had at thos Prices at this time
And it is thought By the most of the People that stock
Will Be lore [lower] than they air now nuse is from abrod
that a grait meny will be drove heir as this a
starting Poinete it was so last year and i think
It will Be so this year Brother A O Smoot
stade with me a Bout 10 days and he told me that
He thought he should go to the chery ke nation
To By his ox and Mules and horses they could be bought
A gradeal cheper therir then they could heir
Wagons is Worth from 60 to one 100 dols and i could
By 20 Wagons of 1 man for those Prices to day
their is one man heir that has got 60 yoke of oxen
And as meny mules All for sale
