W. Woodruff St. George aug 25 [18]86 Historian's Office, P. O. BOX 321, Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug 20 1886 St. George, Utah, Presidents John Taylor & George Q Cannon Dear Brotheren, Your letter of July 13 reached me at St George. My position here should have some explanation. I stayed 34 days in Ashley and the surrounding country when duety and safety seemed to require me to leave. Marshal Brooks of ...

2 Ashley he dare not arrest men there alone for the Indians had threatened his life if he did but now as he had two Marshals to help him and some backing of Anti Mormons and Apostates they were prepared to comence work it was beleaved by my friends that brought out papers to arest one L. A. and a number of Poligamaist in the place and some friends who professed to understand the inside track were sure they were going to com^m^ence a raid on the early morning of the 23 of ...

W. Woodruff Ashlley Fork July 13 [18]86 Historian's Office, P. O. BOX 321, Salt Lake City ^Ashley Fork^, Utah, June 29 1886 Presidents John Taylor and Geo. Q Cannon Dear Bretheren I have ben a month on the road traveling to this place with Emma and her children. We came to have an out in the mountains and to visite Henry & Nellie my nephew and Daughter. Of course we have tried to keep by ourselves ...

to form an acquaintance with the Allen family, especialy the old gentleman but I dont think he learnt much. But it is now reported that he is returning to this place with other marshals with papers for men, and some think for L. A. and others, and in consequence I think it wisdom I think to take a place out of sight for a season. But bretheren it is not for this purpose that I write to you It is upon the situation of this Ashley ward that I ...

7 Historian's Office, P. O. BOX 321, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 30 1886 I will further say I had an inter- view yeasterday with Bishop Glines the Probate Judge and C. C. Bartlett the Tithing Office clerk & they gave me a general history of the political and temporal situatian of the whole Ashley Ward and the trouble lies in this that Bishop Hatch and his first councillor Nathan Davis claim the wright to govern ...

expects to take me back in a week or ten days. It was said to Adam it was not good to be alone. I have been alone a great deal since I have been a married man, and for the last two years I have not been with any of my family but very little, with the exception of riding with Emma and her family 200 miles to Ashley, and since I last wrote you I have been having some very poor turns of what is called Bright's disease, or ...

Ashley, Uintah Co, Oct. 6th, 1887. Pres, Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City. Dear Brother I received a notice, which stated that i am selected to go on a mission to the Southern States. I accept the mission, feel willing to respond to the call and do all that i posibly can, hopeing that I may do a good work. I will be ready to start at the appointed time if noth^i^ng happens to hinder me, which i am not aware of. Your Bro in the Gospel

Ashely Fork Uintah Co. Utah Oct 6, 1887 Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City. Dear IBrother I got a notice of my apointment as a missionary. I can't be in the City before the Twenty Fourth or Fifth. Your Brother in the Gospel T. J. Caldwell Jun. T. J. Caldwell Sen. Bishop ...

Ashley Uintah Co Aug 22 1889 President Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Your letter of the 15 Aug just recived in regard to the call to except A mission to Great Britain would say that I will be ready to start from Salt Lake City by Oct 6, 1889 I feel thankfull that I am counted worthy of the apointment. I remain your Brother in the Gosple William O'Neil Peter Abplanalp Bishop Glines Ward OK L J n ...

Aug 26 [18]89 Wm ONeil Ashley Rcd Aug 28 [18]89 Accepts Mission