S^t Louis M^o August 4^th 1853

Bro W Woodruff

Dear Sir

Yours of the 28^th June
is at hand, and I think if my memory
Serves me, I gave you the information you
desire in a former letter or at least all the
information that I am in possession of with
re gard to W^m E. Horner. However in case
that I should be mistaken about it or that
Letter should not reach you I will Just Say
that on my way from Counsel Bluffs to St Jo
I Saw M^r Horner near the Nichnebotney River
in charge of a drove of cattle for Middleton &
Riley and was expecting to start in a few days
across the plains; this I think was the 8^th of July
and previous to my receivin a letter from
Your friends in Portland M^e on the subject
therefore I said nothing to him about it
I wrote your friends and gave them what information
I was in possession of with regard to it and I think
I done the same to you, but on the account of a
crowd of business and a multiplicity of business
not being able to copy my letters, I may be mistaken
M^r Horner will probably be in the Valey this

St Louis Mo August 4th 1853

Bro W Woodruff

Dear Sir

Yours of the 28th June is at hand, and I think if my memory Leaves me I gave you the information you desire in a former letter or at least all the information that I am in possession of with re gard to Wm E. Horner. However in case that I should be mistaken about it or that Letter should not reach you I will Just Say that on my way from Counsel Bluffs to St Jo I Saw Mr Horner near the Nichnebotney River in Charge of a drove of Cattle for Middleton & Riley and was expecting to start in a few days across the plains; this I think was the 8th of July and previous to my receivin a letter from Your friends in Portland Me on the subject therefore I said nothing to him about it I wrote your friends and gave them what information I was in possession of with regard to it and I think I done the same to you, but on the account of a crowd of business and a multiplicity of business not being able to copy my letters, I may be mistaken Mr Horner will probably be in the Valey this