Great Salt Lake City June 1^st 1857

Brother Thompson

Dear Sir

The Eastern Mail has finally arrived
on the 29. My century 4 waggon loads of mail matter it brought me 2
Letters from you which I was glad to get One was Dated Nov 1855 the
other Nov 1856 Just a year apart, & this is about as regular as
we get letters both contain much information on the Fruit Ra[is]ing
& you say you have sent me some grafts but they have not come
with the mail I would have been glad to have got them, as they
contain some kinds which I have not yet got Growing but we have had
remarkable good luck During this spring in getting cuttings from the States &
Calafornia I have 71 different kinds of Apples Grapht & busheld nearly
from the States nearly all of which are growing finely, we have had
several bundles sent from the East & Calafornia which have come through in
good condition, the following is a list of the Apple I have growing

Copy First of fruit (71 diferent kinds)

I was Glad to hear from you We are all
well Father is at work as much in the garden & orchard my Garden & orchard
contains 2 1/2 Acres Corner upon the temple Block a street of 8 roads leter
I have a fine learning & Growing orchard I have cut it to peaces for Grafts
but I like budding the least but what cions [scions] come from orchard we have
to graft. WOur crops Never looked better than this year over what
crops this year will be very Harrowing if nothing Happens to them we
Had so much Snow last winter in the mountains that we will have
a plenty of water for Irrigation

I will hear say that I do
not feel very thank ful to you for your kindness in trying to send
fruit to me I have never received but one package for upon this have
& ten ago I graft the last not one lived, but as we have now
about every kind of Apples growing in this City that is received in the united States
I do not think that you had better be to any more trouble to send any more
Apple Cuttings Here, for we can get here in the valley abbout any kind
I have Just received a [quantity] that came by the Lat mail 17 delight
Buds of Apples the following are all the New Buds oldest what I have
we had a hard frost on the 9^th day of May which killed my
Appricots & some peaches & Apples but my peach trees are stil
breached with fruit & some of my Appletree

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Great Salt Lake City June 1st 1857

Brother Thompson

Dear Sir

The Eastern Mail has finally arrived on the 29. My century 4 waggon loads of mail matter it brought me 2 Letters from you which I was glad to get One was Dated Nov 1855 the other Nov 1856 Just a year apart, & this is about as regular as we get letters both contain much information on the Fruit Raising & you say you have sent me some grafts but they have not come with the mail I would have been glad to have got them, as they contain some kinds which I have not yet got Growing but we have had remarkable good luck During this spring in getting cuttings from the States & Calafornia I have 71 different kinds of Apples Grapht & busheld nearly from the States nearly all of which are growing finely, we have had several bundles sent from the East & Calafornia which have come through in good condition, the following is a list of the Apple I have growing

Copy First of fruit (71 diferent kinds)

I was Glad to hear from you We are all well Father is at work as much in the garden & orchard my Garden & orchard contains 2 1/2 Acres Corner upon the temple Block a street of 8 roads leter I have a fine learning & Growing orchard I have cut it to peaces for Grafts but I like budding the least but what scions come from orchard we have to graft.Our crops Never looked better than this year over what crops this year will be very Harrowing if nothing Happens to them we Had so much Snow last winter in the mountains that we will have a plenty of water for Irrigation

I will hear say that I feel very thank ful to you for your kindness in trying to send fruit to me I have never received but one package for upon this have & ten ago I graft the last not one lived, but as we have now about every kind of Apples growing in this City that is received in the united States I do not think that you had better be to any more trouble to send any more Apple Cuttings Here, for we can get here in the valley abbout any kind I have Just received a quantity that came by the Lat mail 17 delight Buds of Apples the following are all the New Buds oldest what I have we had a hard frost on the 9th day of May which killed my Appricots & some peaches & Apples but my peach trees are stil breached with fruit & some of my Appletree

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