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
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night this week I have not seen
your Fathersome but 2 or 3 times since
I came North. I have had a cold or
cough almost all Winter whch has
troubled me a good deal but I am
rathr Better Now. Clara has been
quite sick for a long time but is better
Now. BellMoses is also much better
than she was & I understand that Julia has got able to work again
Remember me kindly to Grand Pa
& Grand Ma Smith and the Girls. Tell GrandPa I want to come & have a good
long talk with him which I hope to do
soon. I am relived ^relieved^ a Little since the
Legislature closed. I hope you will
regain your health again I shall
try to call some time this Week if
I can I pray the Lord to Bless you
with all the Household with whom you
dwell