It has been amid these Reflections that I have desired in
my heart that my Father, Mother, Brethren, Sister, & Kindred
might not ownly stand in the Everlasting Covenant
but be gathered with the Saints & inasmuch as they sleep
that thay may sleep in the burial place of the Saints that
we may lie down together & rise up together in the morn of
the first Resurrection. The more I have meditated concerning
the Events of the last days the more I have desired to see my
Father & Friends spend the Remnant of their days with the
Saints at least inasmuch as they should have any Desire to
do so & I wish here to Remark that I think you could
get a Living in Nauvoo by your trade as well as in the
East & not labor as hard as you now do for wages are
nearly or quite as high here as in the east & provisions not
more than one half or third as high we have two Steam Mills
& one water Mill in constant operation in Nauvo & othrs
will probably soon be built I^&^ I can get you a place
in any Mill their is here I presume. I have had o^t^he offer
of it in the two last ones the water mill grinds about
100 bushels of wheat & corn in 24 hours with onee very small
pair of stones Burr, they have a plenty of power & expect to
put in a large pair of Burr & will do Better Business the
I spoke to the owner about you & he said he should be glad
to give you Employ should you ever come here. The Steem
Steem Mill owned by the Laws grinds about 400 bushels
in twenty four hours. he also told me he would give you
Employ should you come to Nauvoo. the water mill has
for toll one fifth or fourth & the Steem Mill one third corn &
one fourth wheat. I spoke to them about you & they manifested
a desire to give you Employ should you I speak of these things
to you so that should you have a desire to gather with the Saints
that you need not be discouraged about getting Labor or a
Living as their are a number employed in these Mills you could
have little or much to do as you liked. But for my part
I desire that you may not have as much hard work &
care through the remainder of your days as you have done
through your life thus far & I should not ownly essteem it
a Duty but a pleasue to do any thing in my power to render
you comfortable & happy in your Decline of Life & I have thought
It has been amid these Reflections that I have desired in
my heart that my Father, Mother, Brethren, Sister, & Kindred
might not ownly stand in the Everlasting Covenant
but be gathered with the Saints & inasmuch as they sleep
that thay may sleep in the burial place of the Saints that
we may lie down together & rise up together in the morn of
the first Resurrection. The more I have meditated concerning
the Events of the last days the more I have desired to see my
Father & Friends spend the Remnant of their days with the
Saints at least inasmuch as they should have any Desire to
do so & I wish here to Remark that I think you could
get a Living in Nauvoo by your trade as well as in the
East & not labor as hard as you now do for wages are
nearly or quite as high here as in the east & provisions not
more than one half or third as high we have two Steam Mills
& one water Mill in constant operation in Nauvo & othrs
will probably soon be built& I can get you a place
in any Mill their is here I presume. I have hadthe offer
of it in the two last ones the water mill grinds about
100 bushels of wheat & corn in 24 hours with onee very small
pair of stones Burr, they have a plenty of power & expect to
put in a large pair of Burr & will do Better Business
I spoke to the owner about you & he said he should be glad
to give you Employ should you ever come here. The
Steem Mill owned by the Laws grinds about 400 bushels
in twenty four hours. he also told me he would give you
Employ should you come to Nauvoo. the water mill has
for toll one fifth or fourth & the Steem Mill one third corn &
one fourth wheat. I spoke to them about you & they manifested
a desire to give you Employ I speak of these things
to you so that should you have a desire to gather with the Saints
that you need not be discouraged about getting Labor or a
Living as their are a number employed in these Mills you could
have little or much to do as you liked. But for my part
I desire that you may not have as much hard work &
care through the remainder of your days as you have done
through your life thus far & I should not ownly essteem it
a Duty but a pleasue to do any thing in my power to render
you comfortable & happy in your Decline of Life & I have thought