Cambridgeport Mass Febuary 15 AD 1849 To the Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Dear Brother Richards, I forward to you as you are the Historian of the Church, A file of ^the^ the New York weekly Herrald, with this communition. I have sent some to you and President Young by Elder Rockwood & others, & will continue to send as often Ias I have an opportunity. From the Herrald, you will draw an idea of the signs of ...

his dominions, untill he has in many intstances been under necessity of yielding to the wishes of the people untill his Throne has been in danger. The Irish have made A struggle to throw off the British Yokke Yoke, but they have failed in it. Yet their is trouble brewing for the British Goverment. The Roman Empire have risen up in their strength, And compelled the Pope to make change after change, And at last have dashed his power to the Earth, Assassin- ated his counsellors, And driven him from his Papal seat & ...

been prophesying against. And while the senators & statesmen from the slaves states meet in convention and resolve, that if slavery is Abolished or prohibited in the District of Columbia or the Territories of New Mexico or Calafornia, that they will immediately dissolve the Union, ^&^ lay taxes upon the shipping of the free states. At the same time citizens & statesman of the free states meet in convention, And Resolve that if those things are not done that they will dissolve the Union. While these parties are growing more & ...

a first Presidency of three persons viz. Brigham Young, Heber C Kimball, & Willard Richards, who have gatherd to the Mountains of Israel in the valleys of the Great Salt Lake, Great Basin North America, And taken with them some three thousand saints, with there flocks & herds which makes A population of about seven thousands souls in the City of the Great Salt Lake. The Lord has also blest their land which has brought forth in Abundance. And while ...