HYDE & GRIFFIN CO LIMITED WHOLESALE FRUITS, PRODUCE & GROCERS' SUNDRIES. Nos 119 & 121 Main St. Salt Lake City Utah, Nov 12 1888 President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother: I take pleasure once more in writing you respecting the condition of things in the Indian Territory. Since I wrote you last Elders Ashton and Woolley have been verry sick, but have recouver- ed and are out traveling again. I have urged upon them the ...

When exposed he has the chills come back on him. I feel to recommend that he be released about the first of the year and another elder sent to take his place. He, as also two others of the brethren have the itch verry badly. I shall send them a perscription and advise them to remain at one place if possible until well. They have had a hard season of it, but seem to be picking up some now. There has been several bapt- isms of late and ...

nations (civilized) is about as I have represented to you of the Cherokee. They are discou- raging their own and introd- ucing as much as possible the English. They are willing to do all they can in the matter if we only say the word. For my part I feel that life is too short for an elder to spend possibly a year in a small circle of natives in learning and using the language when nine tenths if not more of the whole inhapbitance talk and understand the language (that is English) ...

open to corriction, and desire advise on the subject. When we spread our labors into the reservations among the wild Indians there they will have to learn their respective language's. The elders feel as well as can be under their itching conditions The few Saints feel well and are doing all they can for the cause. Kind regards to all I remain as ever Your Brother Andrew Kimball ...