PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST. OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, P. O. BOX B. [sideways text] answered [end of sideways text] Salt Lake U. T. Nov 24, 1887 Wm Atkins Dear Brother While Emma has gone up town to get Bulah & some of the children & while the Turkey is cooking I will spend a few moments to answer your Letter of Nov 18th which has just been handed me Well Lightning has Just struck Dyer the Marshal ...

but inasmuch as they are on the warpath they must find them if they can I dont know whare the End is but it must come to an End some time there is No world without a home. My Family are Generally will I have suffered the most of anyone for a Month with a severe cold on My Lungs I have caughed some of the time evry Minute for 24 hours without any sleep but I am better Now though still cough some but fell some better attend to business set up some of the time untill ...