Letter from John Milton Bernhisel, 4 June 1856
Washington City
Mr Wildord Woodruff,
Dear Sir,
Your communications
of the 27th of March and of the 9th of
April were received on the 31st ultimo.
Be pleased to accept my thanks for your
kindness to my family. I presume you
are apprized ere this that I have paid
Messrs Sanborn & Carter one hundred
and five dollars on your account.
It is distressing to hear of the suffering among
our people in consequence of the
scarcity of provisions, and also of the
loss of sheep and stock in consequence
of the severity of the past winter, and
by Indian depredations. The trial through
which the church is now passing is doubt-
less the most severe that she has ever
passed through. Those who endure this
chastening of the Lord without
