Letter to Clara Martisha Woodruff Beebe, 14 March 1887
My Dear Clara
I received your letter
of March 7. And I see you keep
vary busy I dont have much vary variety
to do ownly read write paddle a boat
shoot Ducks quail & rabbits & visit
St George occasionally I was at Brother
Cottams when your letter & Mas to Grand pa
& Grand Ma Cottam came to there I read
them to them they were vary much pleased
with them indeed Sister Cottam was
not able to sit up when I was there
she has been down to Deaths Door
But I hope she will get up again
they are 2 as good couple as lives
I got a letter from Ovando Dated
March 6. spoke of the courts in provo
but No News of interest and I have
none I eat & Drink lie down & sleep
write & read is about the Daily business
with me Br & Sister Cottam wanted to
be remembered to you who I wrote
I wish you & Ma would write a letter
