Letter to Leslie Woodruff Snow, 28 June 1898 [LE-11549]

S L City June 28 [18]98

Leslie W Snow

My Dear Grandson
I Received your vary interesting Letter
of June 5^th [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 are Generally Well Alice
is Near her confinement & has had
some poor times but is doing pretty Well
Emma spentds most of her time in the
Temple, Asahel is in New York buying
goo[ds] Owen is spending nearly all his time
in the Missionary field Now as to my-
self I am getting almost back whare
I was when you the Asthma & suglush

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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 I am still sleeping 2 or 3 Hours each
Night I am told daily I look
remarkably Well but I think I
look better then I am your
Mother is still North & your Father
is working in the Temple still. We
have Never had such a spring & summer
before, about Enough Rains for the Earth
up to the present time Phebe Scholes
school is out Now she & Grace is out of work
The youngest is in the Coop

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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 I must
close God Bless you

Your Grand Father

Wilford Woodruff

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