Back to them. a great slue of the animals have Died & been
killed ^to eat or the army are starv[ed] of provisions^ & many of these men have Deserted ^and a great ratio would if they Had a chnce^ Had the army attmpted
to hve come in m[an]y would hve been Destroyed by Rolling Rocks &
stones onto them if we had no guns, but the inhabitants are quite
well armed a good stack of amunions on hnd for a New Conty
We are now Resolved to fight for our ^Rights Religon^ lives, women & childen and
when we cannot keep our Enemies out of our cities we will burn
evry thng ^to^ the grund & make a desolat waste for our Ene[mies] to inherit
we will not leave a Dwelling tree or shrub ^or a patch of grass^ or any thng that man or beast can
subsist upon & then flee to the mountans ^and if the Lord will assit us we will^ and make a burned place for
our Enemies in evry cannon where they Enter ^on our trail^ Green River Country is East
of the wasatch Moutain as the ^United Stats^ Army Entered it of the Unitd States
Entered that coutry and as Govor Youg had given stark orders
not to fire a gun upon them unless they attemped to cross that Range
of Mountains. Our people burned Evry thing to the ground Deter[min]ed
that our Enemies should not inherit our possessions as they have done
always before when we^they^ have been Driven ^us^ the property burned was
worth some th[r]ee Hundred thousnd Dollas. Our Eastrn Mails are stoped
and the Calafornia Mails mostly Roled so that we get but
little that is sent to us from any cause and I presume some
thief will steel this & Read it long Before it Reaches your hands
we are all strong in the faith of our Relign⬦ & trust in God
for prote[c]ti[o]n. All Earth & Hell combined cannot Destoy
Mormonism from all the Earth, for God has planted it
in the Earth and whn the Unted States or the world fight agant it
they fight agant God and He will Reward them and they will
soon find trouble at ther own Doors. Please send me a lettr
via Calafornia Diret to Salt Lake City as usual and give me all
the News with you

As Ever I Reman yours Truly

W. Woodruff

P.S should any of the Post Masters in Calafornia or on the way steal
this Letter for publicatn pleae forward a copy to Ozem Woodruff
West Avon Hartford County Connecticut and oblige w. w.

killed would if they Had a chnce & many of thes men hve Deserted and a few 4 illegible words Had the army attmpted to come in many would hve been Destroyed by Rolling Rocks & stones onto them if we had no guns, but the inhabitants are well armed a good stack of amunions on hnd for a New Conty We are now Resolved to fight for our Rights Religon lives, women & childen and when we cannot keep our Enemies out of our cities we will burn evry thng to the grund & make a desolat waste for our Enemies to inherit we will not leave a Dwelling tree or shrub or a patch of grass or any thng that man or beast can subsist upon & then flee to the mountans and if the Lord will assit us we will make a burned place for our Enemies in evry cannon where they Enter on our trail Green River Country is East of the wasatch Moutain as the United Stats Army Entered that coutry and as Govor Youg had given stark orders not to fire a gun upon them unless they attemped to cross that Range of Mountains. Our people burned Evry thing to the ground Determined that our Enemies should not inherit our possessions as they have done always before whenthey have Driven us the property burned was worth some three Hundred thousnd Dollas. Our Eastrn Mails are stoped and the Calafornia Mails mostly Roled so that we get but little that is sent to us from any cause and I presume some thief will steel this & Read it long Before it Reaches your hands we are all strong in the faith of our Relign⬦ & trust in God for protection. All Earth & Hell combined cannot Destoy Mormonism from all the Earth, for God has planted it in the Earth and whn the Unted States or the world fight agant it they fight agant God and He will Reward them and they will soon find trouble at ther own Doors. Please send me a lettr via Calafornia Diret to Salt Lake City as usual and give me all the News with you

As Ever I Reman yours Truly

W. Woodruff

P.S should any of the Post Masters on the way steal this Letter for publicatn pleae forward a copy to Ozem Woodruff West Avon Hartford County Connecticut and oblige w. w.