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 only about 5 hours
sicness the he Died of Epelectic fits. your
well know the principles of faith
which he held to they were the same
untill Death
Mo Mother is still liveing and in good
helth she is living with Lehi and Lamoni about 100 miles from here Loamni is living withe me. a We are
doing well as far as temporel things
are conserned, as to spirtrituel things
we are dorment at present.
all the company that was with
Father has scattered to the four
winds But we know of their wherabouts
or nearly all of them.
Anna smith our sister is some where
nere the grand salien Cherike Naion
I am in clined to be lieve that she and her her husband are going to salt lake
but do not know
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 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 soul, for he had trouble
ennough in life to rest in peace. He
departed this life the 31 march A.D. 1858.
he died verry suden with only about 5 hours
sicness he Died of Epelectic fits. your
well know the principles of faith
which he held to they were the same
untill Death
Mother is still liveing and in good
helth she is living with Lehi and
Lamoni about 100 miles from here
Loamni is living withe me. We are
doing well as far as temporel things
are conserned, as to spirtrituel things
we are dorment at present.
all the company that was with
Father has scattered to the four
winds But we know of their wherabouts
or nearly all of them.
Anna smith our sister is some where
nere the grand salien Cherike Naion
I am in clined to be lieve that she and
her husband are going to salt lake
but do not know
"Letter from Orange Lysander Wight, 17 September 1858," p. 1, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 14, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/qYjD