Letter to Thomas and Caroline Cottam, 29 December 1885
Salt Lake City, Utah,
Brother & Sister Thomas Cottom
Dear Friends
I Received your kind Letter of Dec 20, and
I was glad to Received a letter from you.
Your kindness to me while with you I
can never forget. I was happy and contented
in your home. Since I have been in
the North I have had the privilege of administering
to my wife Phebe and Blessing her before her death
and Anointing her for her burial, which
was a great satisfaction to me. I have also had
the privilege of meeting with most of my
family and spending considerable time with
quite a Number of my Children and many
others my Daughter from Iowga whom I did
not look for. I have had much satisfaction
in my visit with my family which was an
unlooked for privilege so soon when at your
Home. I feel to send my Love & blessings
to you & all your family. I wish to be rem-
embered to them, & John Squire (Concerning
that grave you speak of anything Needed to be
done so as not to Loose its Identity would be
thankfully Received. But I would not wish to
put any unnecessary Labor upon you in the Matter)
