Letter to John William Cooley, Wilford Hudson and Arieh Coats Brower, 23 July 1856
Great Salt Lake City
Messrs John W. Cooley
Wilford Hudson
&
A. C. Brower
Sirs
just as I was leaving home
this morning A Messenger put your Note addressed to me into
my hands and as he wants ^to carry my^ reply I have no time for reflction
in making it. I would merly remark that I do not
understand the purport of your Letter, if I have been rightly
informed that Branch of the Church Did on the 4th of July
take the Matter into their own hands & reorganized the
church by Appointing John wW. Cooley president Wilford-
Hudson & A. C. Browen counsellors whicho I amwas informd
were nominated by Jacob Redding & carried by almost
a unanimous vote & if this was the case I do not
understand wy you now petition to be reop reorgansd, if that
report is true it I consider it Illegal entirely, as the
presidcy of the Church Appoited Bishop ^Thomas^ Clark to preside
osver the Branch & to be the Bishop, & the ownly proper course
woud hve been to hve petitind the presiddecy upon the
matters in the first place, &instead of organizng withot their
concil. I will lay the Matter before president Young
the Earliest opportunity
Yours respctfully
W. Woodruff
