^repaid^ in your feelings for taking a journey of this kind; I
trust Sir you will favor me with an answer to
this the earliest opportunity. I will forward you with this
Letter a copy of General Smith views of the powers and
policy of the gover[n]ment Un[i]ted States
With sentiments of respect I subscrib[e] myself
your Friend
P.S. please give my respects to Mrs Copeland & all
enquiring friends Elders Smoot and Allexanders & all
the Southern Brethren with their families are well as far
as I know. I should be much pleased to have an interv[iew]
with you & esspecially to have you see General Smith you
would like him he is the master spirit of the age you
would be pleased with Nauvoo I think come & see us
if possible. As you are a military man I think you would like
to see our Legion out whi[c]h no about 4000 men
Col. Solomon Copeland Pigeon Roost P.C
Henry Co
Tennessee
^Copy^
^Copy^ Nauvoo, March 19th, 1844
Wilford Woodruff
to
Coll Solomon Copeland^
repaid in your feelings for taking a journey of this kind; I
trust Sir you will favor me with an answer to
this the earliest opportunity. I will forward you with this
Letter a copy of General Smith views of the powers and
policy of the goverment of the Unted States
With sentiments of respect I subscribe myself
your Friend
P.S. please give my respects to Mrs Copeland & all
enquiring friends Elders Smoot and Allexanders & all
the Southern Brethren with their families are well as far
as I know. I should be much pleased to have an interview
with you & esspecially to have you see General Smith you
would like him he is the master spirit of the age you
would be pleased with Nauvoo I think come & see us
if possible. As you are a military man I think you would like
to see our Legion out which no about 4000 men
Col. Solomon Copeland
Pigeon Roost P.C
Henry Co
Tennessee
Copy
Copy Nauvoo, March 19th, 1844
Wilford Woodruff
to
Coll Solomon Copeland