Letter from John Wake, 16 May 1896
Monti Viste Col.
Sec- of Pres- Woodruff
I could not make out your name
therefore I address you as I do please
spell your name a little plainer.
Your letter of explanation to my
request, relating to the Man
Strang, is not satisfactory. There
is a wrong somewhere, or mistake
The Disciples of the Strang are—
quite well posted on the Priesthood
& history of the church — both before
& after the death of Joseph— & for us to
defend ourselves & confound them,
we have got to have, the history
of the event. Who were the injured
party. Where did it take place—
on what page in or on the church
record can the proceedings of
that trial be found. you tell of &c &c
the Strangites have a history of
Strangs footsteps, from the 1st
of April [18]44 until the next fall.
