Letter from Franklin Dewey Richards, 12 September 1885
President Wilford Woodruff S L City .
In exile for the Gospel —
Beloved brother & Friend — Feeling how poor a correspondent
I am not only to you but to all my friends lately, I will
try to pen a few lines — a moments reflection will remind
you that to keep along I have to do considerable that would
be done by others who are absent if they could have liberty
to be at their posts and do their parts. I feel thankful that
I have my liberty as yet and also feel disposed with pleasure
to do all I can to promote the interests of the work in every
way I can. I was sorry to hear of the swelling of your
feet, an acquaintance of mine who was affected the same
way drank freely of celery root beer for a few days and it
left entirely.
Great interest is felt by many as to the approaching term of Court
which meets next Monday. Hopt is the first for trial if a Jury
can be obtained - then Brs. Jno Sharp, H. B. Clawson & H. Dinwoody
are set for the 28th of this month and after them 18 other cases of
[Po]lygamy & Cohabitation. There is much speculation as to how
[text faded] first three cases will go, thinking that as the go, others will
[text faded] likely to follow. Somethings have been fixed up so that if
