Letter from James Michael Shupe, 8 December 1897
Eden
Wilford Woodrouffe
Dear brother
your letter of June the 9th 1897
asking me if there is no
[illegible] reasonable obstacles
to hinder me from taking
this mission, I belive that I
answered that question in my
first letter but I will do so again
thare is non as I know of
only as to the date, for some times
my ice buisness is not settled
up untill march some times in
febuary so you can see how the
matter stands the reason that
I have not rote before is on account
of the date and you must
forgive me for my negelect
