Letter from George Albert Smith and Ezra Taft Benson, 20 December 1848

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Letter from George Albert Smith and Ezra Taft Benson, 20 December 1848
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    Corbonca Dec 20th 1848 Elder Woodruff Dear Brother As an apology for our long silence, we write this letter, for no doubt you are aware, that there would be a great croud of buiseness on our hands, ^as^ soon has the Presidency, all left winter qurters, the people are scattered over so great an extent of territory, that it requires an immence labour, to communicate with them, and in a great measure it has been done through others, there his about 50 Branches organised, all doing well, has a general thing, except some ...
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    [upside-down text] if you should know of any that have money that is comeing out send us there names &c 11000 ^acres^ and a company of 860 men have taken shares in it, vareing from 5 to 80 acres, the smalest lots being nearest the city, to accomodate mecanicks, all the buldings composing the fort, were to be moved on the city lots, except the square inclosed by the pioneers, the Indians are freindly, and it his considerd safe to settle on farms, a new city his to ^be^ laid out 10 miles north of ...
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    case with not only to stop the contagon, but also cure many who had caught the infection. it was the opinion of Dr Egan that there would be no deaths, of gold feaver this season, althoug it his like the big head a dredful and contamenating disease, the winter heare has been very severe since the fore part of nNovember, if it continues has it has commenced grain will be a high price in the spring, has the people will be obliged to feed out a deal ^it^ to their cattle, it is our wish to leave ...
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    a new pass through the mountains they were surrunded when assleep and killed with stone's, a hundred dollars in gold dust belonging to Bro Allen was found on the ground, their bodys were striped of their cloth's, and buried by the Indians. this occurd 40 ^miles^ from the settlement's on the sacremento, their bodies were found by a company who followed them. Sister Bensons health is poor but, has a general thing the saints enjoy excelent health, very few deaths. Dec th 26 we have eighteen inches of snow and the ...