Mountain Valley Sept 17—58 Dear cousins, a week or two ago we had the pleasure of reding letters from you and Elder Woodruff addressed to my Father. we morne to till [tell] you and Elder Woodruff that our fathers spirit is with his God that his body lies low in the dust from whence it came. peace be with his sole [soul], for he had trouble ennough in life to rest in peace. He he departed this life the 31 march A.D. 1858. he died verry suden with ...

Be kind enough to write to us write me somthing about my friends in general and also somthing about Sarah w. I wish to know how her and her children come one get along tell her that I hav received no letter from her in anser to my last and do not know where to write to her, if you know where she lives p[l]eas[e] send her my respects—and ask her to write to me tell he her that all thoes whome she was onse in timate with would like to ...

[sideways text] [Wilford Woodruff] Mountain Valley Sept 17, 1858 From Orin L Wight. giving an Accout of the Death of Lyman Wight the 31st March 1858 Directed to Stephen Wight or Wilford Woodruff [end of sideways text]