After a full day council
on important business I seat my self at the table
to answer your kind Letter of Aug 14G Q. is
walking the floor, J. F. S. Reading the Newspaper and [Ressiton] has gone into the Tithing yard to see
what twoMarshals are after there so I have
nothing to do for 5 minuts but write to you
Though I have no great News to give ownly
We are busy turning a big [Augur] to make
a StateGovernment and abot 1000 other things
I got not much Exercise ownly nights on which I call upon E almost Evry Evening but
she is afraid to have me stop. Asahel is making
a calculation to build a House He started yester-
day to drive him a well they drove down 106 feet
yesterday got a little water 5 gal a Minutes I Expect
He has gone Down 50 feet to day making 156 feet &
I shall look for a good stream of water to night
I am going to see Brother Thompson has been
watching the whole operation yesterday & to day to Learn
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Marshal Dyer has gone to Calafornia
his Depts are doing some work in his
absence but not as much as formerally
All our families are as Well as usual
I got a Letter to day from Sarah the children
were getting better all were improving but were
pretty well tired out watching with the sick
work is increasing with me Daily and I dont
know as it will Ever be any Less give
my Love to all the family Emma & all send
Love I Expect to take a ride with E soon 50
miles to provo to see Clara, she has been
quite sick but is better Now. I dont
think I shall Ever be so busy but
what I can answer your Letters in some
stops wheth you can read them or not
is another thing I have Clerks Enough
to write my Letters and all my public
Letters but I scribble all my own private
Letters I think I will have to change my
present residence a while