Chicago Sept 8th 1844 President B. Young Dear Sir We arived in Chicago last night after a journey of 10 days. We got along well considering all things. my wife however is a bed this morning tired out and most sick it is tedious journeying with Children. I have a few questions I wish to ask, and a request or two to make. Br Jones holds in his hands an order from you on me for $500 five hundred Dollars which is to ...

I have made Enquiry among the Saints as I came along about furnishing the teams with a load of sumthing for the Temple wheat seemed to be about the ownly thing that their was a prospect of getting and that generally was not thrashed, a number spoke of driving Beef cattle. I told them it would be acept- able. I spent the night with Br. Simpson B. Huffaker one mile for south of Green field he says he has about 400 bushels of wheat he will turn into the Temple ...

all they trade with them in this way for their is more mort- gages and attachments upon their property in Nauvoo than the value of them. I do not know but their object in comeing here is to take boat to the Eastene State or Canidas to practice the same fraud would it not be well to cauth^i^on all the Churches through the Neighbor & times & Season to beware of having any deal with them or the Fosters or Higbys. I should think any Saint ought to know better than ...

[sideways text] Mr Brigham Young Nauvoo Ill [end of sideways text] Letter from W. Woodruff to Brigham Young filed Sept 21st 1844 —  [sideways text] Septr 8th 1844 Sepr—8 [end of sideways text]