Letter from John S. Walker and John M. Bowen, 4 September 1885
Herriman
Bretheren Presidtent John Taylor Pr Cannon
& Pr Woodruff Dear Bretheren you want
to know the situation of the ^Herriman^ back
Sheep Heard wich is as folow as near
as a cane give it we are be hind in
money maters about seven Hundered and fifty
Dolers $75000 cts which is throug Haveing
unfaiful Heard Boys that was wicked and
[nedleful] they last this last winter 381
Head of Sheep they Geve me 380 Dead
anss thick make 6751 sheep that this
Commpany Have too Pay ^wool and [guard]^ that they Have
not Got the wool ben A low Prise
not anaf to Pay the Heard Bill and
wool many and their was not Safishent
lambs after making the old Stock
Good to meet thas command after
the old Stock was made Good their
was one Hundred & fiftey lamdbs left
to pay Provisons and Eeter labour we as
A commpany have not Got ove the last
that we Had that very Hard winter
we was About stract be fore this Hapened
but this Have throwen us be hind again
but the Sheep look well at the pressent
and I think that we Have Got several
very Good Hearders which i think we
will be Stract this next spring
Dear Bretheren if you want your money
for your wool we will Have to sell
Sheep frome the Heard topay you
which is your Rights
