To whom it may Concern This is to Certify that I wilford Woodruff being in Company with president Brigham Young at his office on the 29 day of Sept 1857 and while present with him John D. Lee arived and made a report to him of the Mountain ^Meadow^ Massacree He did not at the time implicate himself or any white Men but said it was Done by the Indians. Pressdent Young expressed much Regret that such a thing ^Deed^ should have been performd in this ...

This was the first intimation that president Young had of the Massacree As soon as president Young obtained testimony to satisfy himself that Lee had a hand in the Matter he had him cut off from the Church and was Ever after Ready to assist ^the^ United States Marshall to bring him to Justice Wilford Woodruff ...