To days paper enclosed
contains a letter From the Meyor, that I thought would be intervesting to
you So I will Send it by the hand
of Bro Vancott. The paper als[o] contains
the latest inteligence from the army which
is of importance an yesterday I recived a
letter from J C Little of PeterbaruanNy W N H he has been sick but has recoverd
is going to Washington immediately. Says
all is prity well in the East. Strang & Adams are in N York. Foster the former
presiding Elder has joined. Bro L wishes
me to assertain what I can get from 50 to 100
waggons mad[e] for he says that he will be
along in the spring. I am very anxious to
here from your council with regard to
our fitouts more Especialy wagons & teems
Shall we get them here or at least befor we
get to the camp? I have thought about the
Propriety of geting our waggos & fitout here
with the Exception of our live stock the latter
we will send some of our Brothern to b[u]y wher-
ever they can he has the cheapest and drive them
by land to the Bluffs we with our waggons
& fit out will go by watter to the Bluffs.
geer up our teems & off. what think ye of it
My health is poor. I feel like the ague
but I hope to escape all your appostates
are comeing down here. Prey for me my lot
[written sideways in margin] is a hard one but I have no fears. Peace be with
fare well god bless you from your Brother
J A Stratton
in great
haste I have
written this
that evedent
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