half are supposed to be reported 4 died in one family
with Cholera in that long House on Hamond Street East
of us, Portland has been the scene of great confusion
for several days by a mob of 500 men mostly Sailors fisher
fishermen, capt. &c gathered against one King a Black man who
keeps several bad Houses, the parties have fought with
cannon & small arms. some have been shot dead 20 or 30
wounded two of the Houses burned down. The military
are finally called out, & stoped it King & his woman are
in jail, who a large mob in Lowell some killed & many
wounded, Mobs & fires have both increased very lot
since you left, roberies & Murders also, I think there is
much more of it in this country according to the population
than in the gold digging. Thomas ^H^ Benton of Mo is falling
to the ground He has many enemies in Mo He has ben
taken by warrets & had to flee from some places for
fear of assasannation in consequence of his politisal
course He seems to be making for himself a bed of thorns
The Cholera has swept off a host of men this season
presidents, Generals, Col, Captains, rich men, Noted men,
Merchants, & Mob men of Ill, Iowa, & Mo, seem to be
marked victims, this year of the Cholera, almost every
day some Noted men are falling. A good many apostates
of the church have died this year & some faithful Saints
Sister Bride Sabra Granger & Mother Bosley are among the
dead,) G. A. Smith E. T Benson, Capt James Br Spencer
W I Appleby & A. P. Rockwood are on the way with
companies for the Salt Lake valley, their path is strewed
this year with many dangers, 36000 gold diggers are on
the same rouad though the South pass of the Rocky Mountains
with 60,000 Head of cattle & Horses Mules &c, many have
died among them & many are retiring but I have herd
as yet of No differently among our people who have gone
this season for the valley the gold diggers have also had a number
of fights among the Indians & in some instances a good
many have been killed upon both sides. Elder O. Hyde
still Edits the Frontier Guardian at the Bluffs.

Elder A. P. Rockwood I am informed lossed ^lost^ all of his goods

half are supposed to be reported 4 died in one family with Cholera in that long House on Hamond Street East of us, Portland has been the scene of great confusion for several days by a mob of 500 men mostly Sailors fishermen, capt. &c gathered against one King a Black man who keeps several bad Houses, the parties have fought with cannon & small arms. some have been shot dead 20 or 30 wounded two of the Houses burned down. The military are finally called out, & stoped it King & his woman are in jail, who a large mob in Lowell some killed & many wounded, Mobs & fires have both increased very lot since you left, roberies & Murders also, I think there is much more of it in this country according to the population than in the gold digging. Thomas H Benton of Mo is falling to the ground He has many enemies in Mo He has ben taken by warrets & had to flee from some places for fear of assasannation in consequence of his politisal course He seems to be making for himself a bed of thorns The Cholera has swept off a host of men this season presidents, Generals, Col, Captains, rich men, Noted men, Merchants, & Mob men of Ill, Iowa, & Mo, seem to be marked victims, this year of the Cholera, almost every day some Noted men are falling. A good many apostates of the church have died this year & some faithful Saints Sister Bride Sabra Granger & Mother Bosley are among the dead,) G. A. Smith E. T Benson, Capt James Br Spencer W I Appleby & A. P. Rockwood are on the way with companies for the Salt Lake valley, their path is strewed this year with many dangers, 36000 gold diggers are on the same road though the South pass of the Rocky Mountains with 60,000 Head of cattle & Horses Mules &c, many have died among them & many are retiring but I have herd as yet of No differently among our people who have gone this season for the valley the gold diggers have also had a number of fights among the Indians & in some instances a good many have been killed upon both sides. Elder O. Hyde still Edits the Frontier Guardian at the Bluffs.

Elder A. P. Rockwood I am informed lost all of his goods