My Dear Grand Daughter
I receeved your kind Letter of March 9.
I read it with much interest I was
vary glad to hear from you but was sorry
that you were so afflicted with a sore
Mouth. I will now say it has not
been for the want of a Desire that I
have not visited you or Brothr & Sister
^Smith^ but I have been so over whelmed with
public business and had to attend
meetings with the Twelve & othr bodies
almost Day & night that I have not
been able to visit any of my friends
this Winter ownly in the Midst of a
croud of [Remarks] I shall try to call some
My Dear Grand Daughter
I receeved your kind Letter of March 9.
I read it with much interest I was
vary glad to hear from you but was sorry
that you were so afflicted with a sore
Mouth. I will now say it has not
been for the want of a Desire that I
have not visited you or Brothr & Sister
Smith but I have been so over whelmed with
public business and had to attend
meetings with the Twelve & othr bodies
almost Day & night that I have not
been able to visit any of my friends
this Winter ownly in the Midst of a
croud of Remarks I shall try to call some