[sideways text] Rec'd May 25, 1887 Ans'd [May] 27, [1887] [end of sideways text] L.D.S Historian's Office, P. O. BOX 321, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 27, 1887 President Joseph F Smith Beloved Brother Your vary Kind interesting Letter of March 31 is before me and I have read it with much interest and I was vary glad to get it for not hearing from you I did not know but I had offended you in my joaking manner about reading But as Porter says it ...

To St George Temple And in the Evening I set apart D D McArthur as first councillor to J. D. T. McAllister and David H Cannon second councillor and Thomas P. Cottom Bishop of the 4 ward of St George Stake of Zion Br McAllister set apart a Brother Pace as first councillor to Brother Cottom & Brother McArthur set apart David Cannon Jr as second councillor to Bishop Cottom The above ordinations directed by ...

I got a vary interesting Letter from Brother Moses Thatcher He gave me the whole History of all his operations in Mexico I Expect probably He has kept you advised of all affairs in that Land I see they Bought 10000 Acres of Land at Diaz 48,000 at Juarez & 75000 at Carralis total 133000. Moses went to the States & bought a steel boiler & Engine 25 Horse power, first class Mill with 60 inch saw, A shingle & Lath Maill and ...

instructions from Head quarters you will see from the News the Account of the burning of the implements of the board of Trade at Logan I learn that Loren Farr is slowy recovering from his accident I feel to sympathize with Brother and Sister Gates in their Loss of their children such things are hard sacraifices Sister Eliza R Snow Smith has been quite Low But I understand she is some better I have not seen the March No of the Contributor ...

Box. 410. Mr Joseph F. Spright Honolulu Sandwich Islands [sideways text] W. Woodruff Rec'd May 25, 1887 Ans'd [May] 27, [1887] [end of sideways text]