S L City June 28 [18]98 Leslie W Snow My Dear Grandson I Received your vary interesting Letter of June 5th [18]98 And was vary much pleased indead to hear from you And esspecially to Learn that were Doing so Well I think you have been vary fortunate to Meet with so good success in the City of London All the Family are glad to hear from you. I think with your talent you will Do better financially th in the City of London than in Salt Lake Our families ...

2 surpluss flesh from Me I weighed 3 days ago 186 lbs within 4 lbs as much as I had when you commenced with me to Lesson My fles[h] I am constantly gaining Now but No A^s^tma I Neither Eat Fish Fowl nor Meat I am living altogether on bread & Milk & Mush, Except Green vegitables & Greens I dont know what to do to get my rid of my flesh Of course Milk makes me vary Costive I am At my Desk at Work Every Day Except Saturdays & Sunday & part of the time of Saturday but ...

3 As to the War we all feel interest in it We have sent I think over 500 Men Broth G Q Cannon has been sick some 3 weeks is spending his time at the Lake Now bathing & Resting I shall be glad to hear from you whenever you have time to write I have not heard from your Mother or Brothers for a good while I dont know how they are I see a Number of the Americans got killed in the battles with the Cubions or spanyards but ...

Charles Wilken daughter 7 year old burn to death with Matches July 4. G. Q. Cannon oldest Daughter first child is buried this afternoon Emma attends funeral W W