earnestly remembered in our prayers.
As far as the History is concerned, we finished matters up to
the death of as far as we could; then brought up the other
matters including the history of the Twelve up to the organization
of the church Augt. 8. I then have taken up the history of and his family briefly, and now am at work on the
history of the Twelve, from their first organization in a brief form,
taking all that belonged to it, up to the 8 August 1844. We have
no trouble now with the Gentiles here in court or anywhere else. It
would amuse to read one of the late scenes while in court filed
in our office—too lengthy to insert—with Dr. , Gen. and
some smaller fry, to bullyrag all our laws and their defenders, a
part of them came armed with colts, revolvers, it ended in resignation and Gen. Burr's dismissal from the Bar; and
some others who intended to use the pistols went out of the house
in the form of a sled using the seat of their honor for run-
ners, dropping their loaded weapons while going out, which they
never afterwards found. all has been quiet since, having but little
lawing on hand.
Please not expose my succatash letter to the press, for
I write for your own benefit and amusement, not guarded as I would
while writing to men who publish papers.
Gen. Burr has written to the department as we are
informed, accusing us of cutting off and wasting the government timber
in the Kanyons. I expect he will have an invitation this Spring
of going to the upper mill in , and taking
a ride down to on the top of a big pine log, (if he can stay on the
top of it) and when he has finished his trip, if he thinks it will not cost
all it is worth to get it, we will pay to Government all that is over, leaving
him to be the judge.
Yours truly
W. Woodruff
earnestly remembered in our prayers.
As far as the History is concerned, we finished matters up to
the death of as far as we could; then brought up the other
matters including the history of the Twelve up to the organization
of the church Augt. 8. I then have taken up the history of and his family briefly, and now am at work on the
history of the Twelve, from their first organization in a brief form,
taking all that belonged to it, up to the 8 August 1844. We have
no trouble now with the Gentiles here in court or anywhere else. It
would amuse to read one of the late scenes while in court filed
in our office—too lengthy to insert—with Dr. , Gen. and
some smaller fry, to bullyrag all our laws and their defenders, a
part of them came armed with colts, revolvers, it ended in resignation and Gen. Burr's dismissal from the Bar; and
some others who intended to use the pistols went out of the house
in the form of a sled using the seat of their honor for runners, dropping their loaded weapons while going out, which they
never afterwards found. all has been quiet since, having but little
lawing on hand.
Please not expose my succatash letter to the press, for
I write for your own benefit and amusement, not guarded as I would
while writing to men who publish papers.
Gen. Burr has written to the department as we are
informed, accusing us of cutting off and wasting the government timber
in the Kanyons. I expect he will have an invitation this Spring
of going to the upper mill in , and taking
a ride down to on the top of a big pine log, (if he can stay on the
top of it) and when he has finished his trip, if he thinks it will not cost
all it is worth to get it, we will pay to Government all that is over, leaving
him to be the judge.
Yours truly
W. Woodruff