Sac City Feb 7 1856 Dear Bro. Woodruff as Capt Brown is leaving Sacramento to day for Salt Lake City I hasten to pen a few lines that you may know I am well and doing well My studies are progreressing as well as I could expect I am learning to write the Chinese Language and am about through the 214 Radicals so called by the English or in Chinese [chinese characters] tsz of which I will not write much at this time but will hereafter when [chinese characters] ...

Excuse this dirty sheet no other at hand Wilford Woodruff G Salt Lake City Utah ter [chinese characters] [upside-down text] Feby 17, 1856 A. Badlam to W. Woodruff [end of upside-down text]