Add: Springville Jan. 8th 90. Utah Co U.T. Wilford Woodruff Esq. Dear Sir! The situation your Church is in, and as you are the head of that Church; your situation is at present extremly precarious, I have a scheme to offer you, that would make you and your Church triumph and gain a complete Victory, and I garrantee that Utah would be- come a state within five years if you manipu- late this scheme as I will tell you. I am surpris- ed you have not hit upon it ...

people have unbounded confidence in yourself, and it would bring tens of thousands of people into your Church, because they would think you in- spired indeed, and it would be worth untold milli- ons of dollars into the Church treasury. This is not overdrawn as you yourself knows that if Utah became a State, that such would be the prestige you would have, that the above would result; and if you but will carry out my scheme, Utah is bound to be a state in a few years at most. I have no possible ...

for you to bind me as tight in writing as you like, but one fifth must be paid down before I tell it. There will be no more expences to pay for Lawyers, ect. to go to Washington to fight for your cause, as it will be smooth sailing into the Union. I am willing to give you a bond to the effect, that if you do as I tell you, and Utah do not become a state within five years, that I will refund you the money paid me. Please write and tell me ...