Hon A. W. Babbit Dear Sir The deep interest I feel at heart for the general good interest & welfare of the inhabitants of the State of Deserett at this critical & important crises is the apology I offer, & the ownly motive that induces me at this time to address you by Letter. as I may not have a per[s]onal interview with you which I should be vary glad to have befoe your arival at Congress Washington or our petition is presented before Congress, I wish to ...

that to take sides with either party at first would defeat the Bill altogether, I think have an influential friend who is vary intimate with the members from Maine who will use his influence for them to go with for our Bill I have assisted Dr Bernhisel conc[ern]ing the petition what I could, & He has had an interview with many influential men & He has always taken a Neutral ground which I think is a wise courcse & the ownly safe one at the commecent [commencement] of ...

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Copy of A Lettr to Hon A W Babbit Nov 27th 1849 [sideways text] Copy of A Lettr to A. W. Babbitt Dec—1849