March 20th 1850 Dear Sir After A long silence which has been pain full to me with Pleasure I take this opportunity to inform you that after A Journey of near four months we by the Blessing of God arived in the Salt Lake val ley with onley one Death and some few Broken Bones but the latter are all well I found your Father very Sick and sum what without the comfourts of life but I dealt to him the things you sent in Wisdom and he is Wonderfully ...

of the Brothers very poor he is at at presant with Brother Furgerson who is very kind to him but but if his circeumstances should alter you may count on me to acsist if willGod will for I have not forgot your kindness nor the kindness of that noble and Generous Lady who renderd to me comfort and con solation in the days of my severe afflicsions and when troble was on every hand shall I ever forget it no God forbid no never no never. I found your two Trunks safe locked and ...

lesson ^you^ in our estimasion and ^how^ he had plaid his cards to win us over to his family and Brother Young told him that he robed you I sucsceded also in proving to the council that the two Ladies denied the truth for they posittifly decared that they had never said she was in the famaly way the disition was that they had to return the waggon and team. if hyou have any chance please send father some tobacco all proviscons are very high flour is selling at 25 ...

Mr Wilfred Woodruff Boston Mass Kane Iowa June 13, 1845 [upside-down text] John Benbow Mar 30th 1849 Salt Lake City Answerd Sept 28th 1849 Sent By Mail via Chicago, Desmoin & Kanesville Iowa. [end of upside-down text] ...