I am seated this warm Sunday Morning in a plesant carpeted room with walls
wall papered at Atkinsville arived here with T. yesterday Morning with bed
and Baggage Both Br & Sister Cottam quite poorly when I take Sister Cottam
was quite sick I felt that I ought to give them a rest we got 8 ducks for
Br T to take home I go to the Farm on Tuesday night the to thare Wednedsay
Shall meet with the friends who gone to get Endowments for my dead
L. D. S. Historian's Office,
P. O. Box 321,
Salt Lake City, Utah, 188
My Dear Emma
I receved your Letter of Feb 20 where
you speak concerning Asahel. In reply I will say that
I wrote Asahel in Answer to his Letter of Feb 7, &
wrote on the 12 I have been looking for an Answer
from him Ever since. In that letter I asked him
to write & tell me what He wanted to build what
kind of a House & at what cost I have asked in
my Letter to you if He received that Letter I have
not received any Answer from any one I told
him in that Letter I would give him to begin
with $200 in cash to help buy material, and I
would get the Church to do the carpenters work
if I could and I would do what Els I could
you want me tell Deferente what I could do
for him that is sumthing I cannot do for
I do not know what that Bill will do if that
Bill will permit probablly can get him $400
in cash But I think you have had acquired
Enough with me to know that I do not promise
Wife children or friends to perform Earnstly &
cannot do I would rather do more than I
promise then to promise more than I can do
I want to know if Asahel got my Letter
if He did I want him to answer me and if He
did not then thare is sumthing wrong with the
Mail I can do as much again if the Church
business can go on as I can if it is stoped
I dont want Asahel to look upon the gloomy
side of the question but be hopeful I will do
what I can for him. Marshal Armstrong staid
2 days we could not tell what He was after
He finally wet away on the the Stage on Friday morn-
ing George Cottam took my West Neighbor all
Friday night his wife was West already but
I felt I ought to leave thare My Health is
pretty fair I slept on my wne Metrass is very
Nice West room last nght for the first time
I feel more at home or at more Liberty here than
in our Chamber plenty of wood Enough to cut
& I can go where I please hunt ducks or do what
I please I feel much more free Br & Sister A send love
and all the children Little Nellie takes Alice
place & Buttons my sleeves they are all very anxious
about Grandpa welfare I have sent 28 cts to
Montreal for that fowl Book for Owen We
are going to take a ride to Arizona this
Afternoon give my Love to Asahel & the
children it is vary warm & pleasant this day
I will write a letter to the children I am
glad you are gettting Better God Bless you
all is the prayer of your Truly
L A