Letter from Eliza Snow Smith Rogers, 5 March 1897

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Letter from Eliza Snow Smith Rogers, 5 March 1897
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    Snowflake Navajo Co Arizona March 5th1897. Pesident Wilford Woodruff. Salt Lake City Utah. Dear Sir. Parden the liberty I take in writing to you. But I have thought the matter over seriously and have come to the conclusion that this is the best plan. We have lived in Arizona since January 16th 1879 We have lived on a dry hill all that time. In the first place four or five men of fathers company drawed for some lots, and it happen- ed that we got this one ...
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    up and have succeeded in getting the roof on this Winter, but it isn't suitable to live in yet. Now we have lived here eighteen years and have had nine children born here. We had two children born in Utah before we came here. We buried our first boy at Sunset on our way out here. And our little daughter that we had when we came, lived to be sixteen years old, and was drowned the 7th of June 1893, her name was Eliza Roxie. ...
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    daughter on a more worthy being. he is lazy, and sneaking, and I dont know of one redeeming trait in his character. But Emma thinks she loves him. Now I would be willing to do most anything in reason to save her from having this fellow. Smith D Rogers is my husbands name. Son of Samuel H, and Anna Matilda Rogers. They are both dead. Bro Samuel H Rogers had his fa- ther and mother adopted into your family ...
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    Now we have lived here eighteen years and no prospect to better our condition. What shall we do? If you could give us something to do somewhere else I would be glad I am Jesse N Smith's daughter and my parents are here. But I would be willing to go any- where to save my daughter. Smith, and his two bothers, have worked together ever since their parents died. But there has not been the best of feeling all the time, and we have many a time wished we ...