Plain City May 10^th 1897

President Woodruff

Salt Lake City

Dear Brother, Your letter of May 7^th
in responce to the one writen to you
by my Daughter, is at hand, & I take
this opertunity to express our thanks
for the kind reply, & wise instructions
which your letter contained, My Daughter
has past through much afliction cince her
Marrage, In the first place her Husba-
nds Father lost his right mind & got
deranged so at times he had to be watch-
ed night & day, & arfter a number of
years in this condition he past away from
this life, About this time his Wife lost
the use of her limbs so she could not
walk & became as helpless as a child &
my Daughter had her & her own Famly
to take care of & it wore her out so she

Plain City May 10th 1897

President Woodruff

Salt Lake City

Dear Brother, Your letter of May 7th in responce to the one writen to you by my Daughter is at hand, & I take this opertunity to express our thanks for the kind reply, & wise instructions which your letter contained, My Daughter has past through much afliction cince her Marrage, In the first place her Husbands Father lost his right mind & got deranged so at times he had to be watched night & day, & arfter a number of years in this condition he past away from this life, About this time his Wife lost the use of her limbs so she could not walk & became as helpless as a child & my Daughter had her & her own Famly to take care of & it wore her out so she