[sideways text] answered answered [end of sideways text] PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST. OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, P. O. BOX B. Salt Lake U. T. Aug 22, 1887 Wm Atkin Dear Brother Your vary welcome Letter came to ha^n^d with specification of Asahels House all wright I will say that the subject has been Refered to Watson Brothers builders they are getting out a plan & & Expect will build it We have given up concrete & build the foundation of stones Asahel worked ...

from the Office Marshalls a Little to Farmiliar I am now as Near the Banks of Jordan as you are to the Virgin for a short time I got a Letter from Br Cottam spoke at the Sudden Death of Br Wm Smith at the Temple I go to provo to night with Em & children to visit Clara for 2 days I have ben troubled for few days with the Diahrea but keep to business ...