Bro Woodruff I received yur letter
paper a envelopes &c & an muech
othyrs I also recd the 90 rounds
of sharp catreges from R C all [hole in paper]
right cold stormy & snow all
night & is snowy to Day & very
Disreputable in camp the enemy
fired 30 Guns at Lot Smiths men
on the morning of the 16 the enemy
set A trap for him but he
escaped & not any one of his men
hurt though were in 150 yards
when they fired Lot mistok them
for mules and charged up to them captann ^capt^ mary said capt smith
you cant see vry good this morning
Lot replied you we can see as
well we can were Blind Bidly
as Maryes men were 75 mounted on
mules they looked some time & then
turned their Back on eacpe & Lot
rod off at A ston fence but the
enemy made an atte[m]pt to serund Lot
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geting fire upon or fire they surrender
& find at A Rest on Rocks thank
the Lord none were hurt
We expect the fighting will have to
Done North of Boxelder where
[page damage] Hill here the Advantage of
open Ground & the consequent use
of their Artilery & an army ment
we canonfaled in Regur very
soon or thy will steel the
march on us and make some of
the south settlements as they are
not only about 118 from Barnards
Ranche on Mohave they Travel 1 M[i]l[e]
per day as they make the rid up ther
fork the grund vey Roug & Bad tera[i]n
the arugen road thy will pull faster
yours &c may God return you
forever