I have received a summon to
start for the States this spring for the purpose of getting the
Deseret Alphabet
Great Salt Lake City
Elder A O Smoot
Dear Sir
The Eastern Mail
arived last night & to day Sunday Sister Smoot showed
me your letter which I Read with pleasure, & she is
going immediatly Home to write you an answer
your family are all well though she will write all
family matters to you. As to news with us I will
say that all things are going on right in this Territoy
as far as I know it is a general time of Health the Harvest
is coming in quite good though the Territory though
we shall loose a good Deal of wheat in the big
field for the want of water nearly all the labouring
men of this city & south as far as cotton wood have had
out in Mass to work on the canal or Rather to make
a fitch [ditch] to Bring the Big Cottonwoodwood to this city
they have laboured say 400 men for two weeks & got it as
far as Big Canyon Creek which will help the 5 acres lots
but the Embankments have broake out several times & I do
not think that we shall get it into the city this City season
I have received a summon to
start for the States this spring for the purpose of getting the
Deseret Alphabet
Great Salt Lake City
Elder A O Smoot
Dear Sir
The Eastern Mail
arived last night & to day Sunday Sister Smoot showed
me your letter which I Read with pleasure, & she is
going immediatly Home to write you an answer
your family are all well though she will write all
family matters to you. As to news with us I will
say that all things are going on right in this Territoy
as far as I know it is a general time of Health the Harvest
is coming in quite good though the Territory though
we shall loose a good Deal of wheat in the big
field for the want of water nearly all the labouring
men of this city & south as far as cotton wood have had
out in Mass to work on the canal or Rather to make
a ditch to Bring the Big Cottonwood to this city
they have laboured say 400 men for two weeks & got it as
far as Big Canyon Creek which will help the 5 acres lots
but the Embankments have broake out several times & I do
not think that we shall get it into the city this season
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