My very Dear Brother and sister in christ I have waited with patchence for a great many
years for a letter from you but received non
so I tak the liberts to write to you poping
that it may find you in good health as thank
god it leaves us at preasent now my Dear
brother Wodruf I well rember what you
said to mee when you met mee agoing
to the lake you said that I was not to
promis to go in to nother family I obayed
your councel you know my great lose of
my Dear Browett but brother Wodruf
his bones will sun be ready to bring hom
then I will com hom my Dear brother keep
my pleace in the tempel for then
Srvants to spend my days I think it
verry hard that my father should slite
mee so as not to write to mee but I hope
when you gets this pleas answer it
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Now i wants you should go to my brother Robert Harris and tel Him that if ever
hee wants to owen if hee have a sister
to write to mee I never have had any
letter from him i have wrote to him
lots of letters my Dear sister I have had
great Deal of sickness sence i cam her
but i pray god that my life may bee
spared to get hom to doo the work for
my Dead husband brother Wodruf
i must thank god that since i cam
her through all my sickness the
spiret of god was with mee wonderful
now write and tel mee of all my
english brothers and sisters that cam
to the valey since i left and how brother
and sister Bundy is likwise brother
and sister Cox and levei Roberts and wifebrother and sister pixton and
sister pulen now brother Wodruf
tak good car of my hous and lot
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likewise my five eacker lot
that brother pixton have of my
do not let it be sould for ther is my hom
my Dear Sister Woderuf i would give
a great deal to set doun and talk of
things of the kingdom i hav buried
me Dear boy Robert brother Wodruf
knows him i raised him in england
and brought him with mee hee was
a good boy and i know that Browett
wanted him i have had som
bautful dreams since i came
hear witch comforted mee now
pray for mee i have got brother
Sturd and shermon this eveng for
the first time i never have had
the privelege of hering the sound
of the ever lasting gospel but once
since i cam out her now i must
conclude with our love to all
enquiring friends and exept the same your
sef Elizabeth Johnsutin
[sideways text] Elizabith Johnson or Browett
Salmon Falls Callafornia
May 1st 1856
Her 5 Acre Lot is recorded to Robert Pixton Her city Lot
is one half still recorded to her & other Half to Harris
she wishes W Woodruff to take care of her lot Answered 22nd July
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