Brothr ^Hon J. M.^ Bernhisel
Dear Brother ^Sir^
Your Letter of April
7th has been has come to hand after taking a
fishing tour Down the webber River for six
weeks the Litle boy that was lost on fling into
the Webber River was found by an Indian & it
was brought to this city, so its contents were
finally obtaned. Neither your family nor
myself Receive any thing frm the Mill or Brothr
Hawly we are both out of flour. I hve furn[i]s[h]ed
Mr Bernhisel with flour as long as I had it I
am Now cutting my wheat, may have some 300 or
400 bushels bushels as soon as I can get it thrd
thrashed I will supply her what the Mill does
not, but it seems to be a pnching time at prsnt
Sister Bernhisel has Lade the matter before Presidt
Youg & informed him that Brothr Hawly does not
furnsh him her with anything. He has written
him a sharp Letter so she Says, & told him if He does
not do his duty in the matte[r] He will attend to
his care, He takes a ^Mr Hawly takes a^ strange course in the matter ^relative to your business^
Sister Bernhisl is well she was at my house to day,
we are in the midst of Harvest, their will be
a good deal of wheat cut this season in this Territry
but it will Requre a great Deal of care to save it
all or we shall be wors [Distressed] before another Harvest
then we have this season, for the starving people
comm[enc]ed upon the Harvest before it was ripe, worms
are Destrying the potatoes & corn a good Deal.
it is a general time of Health with us ^except^ I am a good
Deal troubled with the Rheumatism in my right leg.
Tintick & his band are in a valley west of Ute Toille
valley it is some expeted that He will visit the Settlemets
again soon. Arrowpere Amen & othrs was with us on
sunday all well with them. our settlement is broken up at
Salmon River by the grasshoppers who have eaten up evry green
thing, they will probably go there again when they make a Ruin
of more provison. The Calafornia Mail came in last
night & the Easten Mail is expectingd in evry hour, as it
is but a few miles from us
July 31st. The Mail came in last nght at 9 ock
& b[ro]ught me your Letter of June 4th who your
Bills of lading & goods & Letter of instructins &c all
of which I will attend to to the best of my Ability
Brother Hawly Did not give me any of the pork
Money. He brought me a Bill of Settlement or Balance
sheet of the Mill charged you some $80 for with
tax was some $70 Due on the Balance. I intend
to see brothr Hawly & tell him that He must
do his duty towards you in that matter more
Honestly & pray[fu]lly I or I shall have to make
a ch[ur]ch matter of it & take if not take a couse of
Law with him. I shall send immediately to ^Mr.^ Scovill
at Provo for a copy of the Agreemnt next
Mail. I will do all I can in your matters
Brothe Cain is getting better. I am Happy to say
He told me the oxen was in a good pasture one
of them had eat poison or sumthing & been
vry poor but was Recruiting & He intended to
get them up this fall & got up Sister Brnhel
wood if He does not do it I shall get her wood
up for her or see that it is done. I thnk
I can get along withot making any draft upon
you the ownly pinch is now as I have no money at
presnt & shall not have till I can sell some of my
wheat or flour as soon as I can thrash but
it will not be hay first. I shall Employ your thrashing
Machine to do my work thrash my gr[a]in
Your Truly W. Woodrff