Letter to Orson Hyde, 20 November 1860
Great Salt Lake City U T
Elder O Hyde
Dear Sir According to promise I visited your
vineyard a short time since and I found ^it^ one of the greatest wilderness
I have ever seen in this Territory but I went into it with a good will
& after cutting out about a cord of wood I brought it down to vary
good Dimentions I cut out evry stock of old wood & left Enough of
the good bearing canes to load your frames with good fruit next
season I am satisfied you will have a good crop of grapes next
year if the Elements are Right for producing it I showed your
son How to buy them &c. your family was all well we have had
some cold snow storms of Late but the vally at present is bear we had
