W. Woodruff Historian's Office, P. O. BOX 321, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 3 1886 President John Taylor Dear Brother I feel as though I would like to hear from you and know how your health is. I must say it was quite a shock to my feelings on hearing of the arest of Brother Cannon and the circumstances connected with it. Of course I cannot give council to those over me But it did look like a dangerous course to take the

But I do not feel safe to stop with any of my family. Though I did meet with all of my family at the farm (who are in Salt lake County) on Monday night March 1 being my birth Day. Also Emmas. I being 79, & Emma 48 ^years of age^. It is the first time I have seen my family together since the day of the burial of my wife Phebe. But I left all my family together at Emmas at 11 oclok ^& went^ to my ...