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
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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 see her.
There is no News that will interrest
you. Crops have been good here this
year.