Letter from Alexander Badlam, 9 February 1856
Sac City
Dear Bro. Woodruff
as Capt Brown is leaving Sacramento
to day for Salt Lake City I hasten
to pen a few lines that you may
know I am well and doing well
My studies are progreressing as
well as I could expect I am learning
to write the Chinese Language and
am about through the 214 Radicals so
called by the English or in Chinese [chinese characters] tsz
of which I will not write much at
this time but will hereafter when [chinese characters] Pi
I will give an account of the
gen strange language I shall
be able to
by much diligense to both write
in a good degree and speak in
that language. I am sure I can learn
it will you please Remember me
to the president Bro Young and
his family to your own Bensons
Smiths Joseph Young Bro Byard
and all my good friends
Bro Barnes has lost his wife she died
some Months sinse he has settled about
30 Miles from us and is farming. I send
you a few seeds the Flowering Malva
or some such name which becomes a large and beautiful
tree of flowers the wall plant for ornamtent
a Chinese Bean the pods are 3 or 4 ft long
With much Respect A Badlam
