Stoke 11 oclock Saturday night Feb 8^th 1840

Elder W. Richards

Dear Brother

A few minutes since while in
a prayer meeting Deacon Bradbury came in & lade two Letters
before me one from you under Date of Feb 7^th 1840 & the other was from
Elder W^m clayton Feb 5^th 1840 & as my time is now constantly
taken up in the day time, I concluded to write a few lines this eveing
in answer to yours. perhaps you may think that I have not had
time to consider upon your request on your last page sufficient
to express my opinion upon it, but one cause I have for writing
without delay is to inform you of the contents of Brother Clarks
letter which you mailed to him, But perhaps you may have had
it before you will re[c]ieve my Letter He sayes Brothers Joseph & Sidney
has gone to Washington. Brother J. sayes pray for me & I shall come
off conquerer. Brother Mulholland died Nov 14^th bro Hilman
Died Nov 19^th. Commarce is appointed a Stake of Zion, & Montrose
a Branch. Gov Boggs has landed in Iowey with 1000 men &
sent back for 1000 more. Gov Lucas called out his men.
Brother Clark lossed a youg child 7 weeks old & another sick. Brother
Kimbbal Kimball sick in Kirtland with chills & fever. Letter
Dated Dec 15^th 1839 So much from Bro clarks letter. As to news
with us I have nothing very special to say ownly I am stiring the
people up much in this country at the present time Hanly esspecially I
preached thursday night in Hanly to about 400 people & a number of priest
came out armed with ^ivisible^ weapons to give me dreadful battle upon the Book
of Mormon the Lord showed it to me & I preached to them upon the Book
of Mormon & disarmed them of every weapon that they had chosen to fight
me with & it flung them into confusion & they did not wish to leave with
out doing sumthing & so they jumped upon a Bench & raved & hollowed like mad
men untill they were not ownly choaked up but pulled off from the Bench
[by] by the people I gave answers to their hurrang [harangue] as long as I thought it
wisdom & then left the house all in an uproar, I lig like to see

Stoke 11 oclock Saturday night Feb 8th 1840

Elder W. Richards

Dear Brother

A few minutes since while in a prayer meeting Deacon Bradbury came in & lade two Letters before me one from you under Date of Feb 7th 1840 & the other was from Elder Wm clayton Feb 5th 1840 & as my time is now constantly taken up in the day time, I concluded to write a few lines this eveing in answer to yours. perhaps you may think that I have not had time to consider upon your request on your last page sufficient to express my opinion upon it, but one cause I have for writing without delay is to inform you of the contents of Brother Clarks letter which you mailed to him, But perhaps you may have had it before you will recieve my Letter He sayes Brothers Joseph & Sidney has gone to Washington. Brother J. sayes pray for me & I shall come off conquerer. Brother Mulholland died Nov 14th bro Hilman Died Nov 19th. Commarce is appointed a Stake of Zion, & Montrose a Branch. Gov Boggs has landed in Iowey with 1000 men & sent back for 1000 more. Gov Lucas called out his men. Brother Clark lossed a youg child 7 weeks old & another sick. Brother Kimball sick in Kirtland with chills & fever. Letter Dated Dec 15th 1839 So much from Bro clarks letter. As to news with us I have nothing very special to say ownly I am stiring the people up much in this country at the present time Hanly esspecially I preached thursday night in Hanly to about 400 people & a number of priest came out armed with ivisible weapons to give me dreadful battle upon the Book of Mormon the Lord showed it to me & I preached to them upon the Book of Mormon & disarmed them of every weapon that they had chosen to fight me with & it flung them into confusion & they did not wish to leave with out doing sumthing & so they jumped upon a Bench & raved & hollowed like mad men untill they were not ownly chucked up but pulled off from the Bench by the people I gave answers to their hurrang harangue as long as I thought it wisdom & then left the house all in an uproar, I like to see