Cambridgeport April 1^st 1849

Dear Brother Badlam

As My Nephew Calvin I. Foss has omitted
Sailing untill the present time, I thought I would write as late
as I could, some things have transpired of interest since I last wrote
we have continued meeting at Brother Birds since we left Boylstons
Hall and their is quite an inquiry unto Mormonism. I Baptized
5 a stort time since & confirmed them on Sunday one was an intelligent
gentlemen from Sweden, Also Mr Snow & His wife lives near page, but the
one that I took the greatest interest in was My Father in law Mrs W
Father, Ezra Carter sen He was at our house on a visit 76 years 3 days at
where I Baptized him, He regoices in the work. A number of others
are believing which I expect to baptize soon, I am publishing 1500
copies of Orson Pratts On Divine Authority or was Joseph Smith called
of God, The Frontier Guardian is out but I have not got it yet. Cacpt
Dan Jones is on his way with 5 Ships loads of Saints from Liverpool
to New Orleans, Capt Joseph Russel has sent me word that He will
give me am order to be paid in Liverpool for £300 about $1500 to
assist in paying the debts of the Presidency at Liverpool, Council Bluffs
Elder Barnes expects to loose a debt of about $2000. Br Page is quite
feeble in health coughs much appears like a man in the first
stage of the consumption. Father Nathaniel Holmes is dead and
buried, I was at your home last evening Mr McClane
& all his family are now living there, your family are all well
I asked Sister Badlam if she wished to send any wortd to you
she said No ownly ask hrim to send me some means next
fall if He does not come home by that time I Herd from

Cambridgeport April 1st 1849

Dear Brother Badlam

As My Nephew Calvin I. Foss has omitted Sailing untill the present time, I thought I would write as late as I could, some things have transpired of interest since I last wrote we have continued meeting at Brother Birds since we left Boylstons Hall and their is quite an inquiry unto Mormonism. I Baptized 5 a stort time since & confirmed them on Sunday one was an intelligent gentlemen from Sweden, Also Mr Snow & His wife lives near page, but the one that I took the greatest interest in was My Father in law Mrs W Father, Ezra Carter sen He was at our house on a visit 76 years 3 days at where I Baptized him, He regoices in the work. A number of others are believing which I expect to baptize soon, I am publishing 1500 copies of Orson Pratts On Divine Authority or was Joseph Smith called of God, The Frontier Guardian is out but I have not got it yet. Capt Dan Jones is on his way with 5 Ships loads of Saints from Liverpool to New Orleans, Capt Joseph Russel has sent me word that He will give me am order to be paid in Liverpool for £300 about $1500 to assist in paying the debts of the Presidency at, Council Bluffs Elder Barnes expects to loose a debt of about $2000. Br Page is quite feeble in health coughs much appears like a man in the first stage of the consumption. Father Nathaniel Holmes is dead and buried, I was at your home last evening Mr McClane & all his family are now living there, your family are all well I asked Sister Badlam if she wished to send any word to you she said No ownly ask him to send me some means next fall if He does not come home by that time I Herd from