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  Part of Letter to Orson Pratt, 2 February 1857

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  G. S. L. City Feby. 2 1857. Elder Orson Pratt Dear Bro, The Eastern mail for Jan. last started, and went about 11 miles to the top of the first mountain, and returned, one of the party (not a mormon) having been froze to death in the snow, we have not yet received any Eastern mail for the past months. Judge Phelps reports the entire fall of snow in the city up to the 24th. inst, has been over eight feet. We have more snow in the ...

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  February 2, 1857
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  Part of Letter to the Editor of the Mormon, 6 February 1857

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  G. S. L. City Feby. 4 1857 Editor of the Mormon Dear Sir, We have not received any Eastern mail for the last 3 months Mr. Gerrish arrived from the Plains on the 19th. ulto, reports a mail somewhere on the way. We have received the California Mail regularly up to this time, by which we occasionally hear something from the lower world. The Jan. mail for the East was sent out, but only got to the top of the little mountain, before it was stopped by ...

  Dates:

  February 4, 1857