Letter to John Milton Bernhisel, 1 April 1850
Brother Bernhisel
I answered your enquiries about
the withdrawing of our petition I do not know whether
you got the Letter or not as I have heard Nothing from
you since I feel to say a few weeks in this sheet
upon the subject as follows. If on consideration you
think it best to withdraw the petition & the committees
or Territories & all other concerned will permit it & let
it drop then it might be well to do so but if by
withdrawing the petition it would not change the action
of Congress But if they would still go on & pass
Laws concerning a Territorial government for Deseret, it
would be better to let the petition remain then
to withdraw it if it made the matter worse
all these things will have to be left to your own
judgment & circumstances
Yours Truly
W Woodruff.
