Great Salt Lake City U. T. Oct 18, 1860 Brother Thompson Dear Sir It has been a good while since I have heard from you. I have just written a letter to Uncle Ozem Wooduff & I concluded to write to you. I have Just sent you a copy of the Deserett News containing the Report of our annual State agricultural State fair also some preaching at the conference we are Doing all we can to Encourage Home Manufacturing & agriculture I sent you papers occasionally but do not ...

and a half Batch of wheat in this country this season & a good crop of corn oats, Barley, potatoes, suger cane & vegitables of all kinds that are raised in this Territory. a great Deal of the grafted fruit from cuttings sent from the states has been a cheat of the worst kind, crab apples & the west that could be found yet we have a good many kinds which are gennuine we have the best seedlings that I ever saw in any part of the world. We have a great county for stock as well ...

give me your address & Also Azmun I would like to write to him. I have spent most of my time in the Historians office for second years past, I however attend to all budding, grafting, & pruning of my orchards & vineyards &cs. I would like much to see you but I do not know [w]hen it will be. If I should Ever go East again I should calculate to make you a visit, & perhaps the day may come when you will visit Utah as ...