We are geting a long in St Louis prity
first rate the fact is we have a set of
first rate folks here. But some devlish
bad ones. We have union and good
feelings in all our meetings and councils.
Our Poverty is our greatest dificulty and
its prity great. I dont know ^how^ some are to
get along this winter. We still have sick
amunnst us. But the weather is geting cold
and I am in hopes that it will have a good
effect uppon the health of the place.
You will see from the papers how great
things are going on in Nauvoo and what
mighty things the High minded Governor
Proposes to do. oh shame.
I wont say any thing about Polytics
as you will get all the news from
the Papers. There is one thing to
which I will call your attention. our
Brethern who have been forsed to laeave
Nauvoo have stoped at different plases
and at some towns there is a goodly number
for instance Alton now from what I can
learn there is enough to form quite a Branch
And I have thought that it would be
to their interest and good if there was some
one appointed to viset them and where ever
it was thought advisable to organise them
so that they would be able to hold meetings
and have some head so appointed that they
would have confidence in him and abide
his council now it looks to me in the
way that I view the subject that unless some
thing of this kind ins enterd in to many of
our Brethern and sisters will Pine a way and
Die that might peradventure if seen to in
season be saved.
We are geting a long in St Louis purty
first rate the fact is we have a set of
first rate folks here. But some devlish
bad ones. We have union and good
feelings in all our meetings and councils.
Our Poverty is our greatest dificulty and
its prity great. I dont know how some are to
get along this winter. We still have sick
amunnst us. But the weather is geting cold
and I am in hopes that it will have a good
effect uppon the health of the place.
You will see from the papers how great
things are going on in Nauvoo and what
mighty things the High minded Governor
Proposes to do. Oh shame.
I wont say any thing about Polytics
as you will get all the news from
the Papers.
There is one thing to
which I will call your attention. our
Brethern who have been forsed to leave
Nauvoo have stoped at different plases
and at some town there is a goodly number
for instance Alton now from what I can
learn there is enough to form quite a Branch.
And I have thought that it would be
to their interest and good if there was some
one appointed to viset them and where ever
it was thought advisable to organise them
so that they would be able to hold meetings
and have some head so appointed that they
would have confidence in him and abide
his council now it looks to me in the
way that I new the subject that unless some
thing of this kind is enterd in to many of
our Brethern and sisters will Pine a way and
Die that might peradventure if seen to in
season be saved.
"Letter from Joseph Albert Stratton, 20 October 1846," p. 2, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 19, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/O98R