June 15 1878 As I looked down upon the people I continued Eastward through Omaha and Council Bluffs which were full of disease, and women every whare The States of Missouri and Illinois were in turmoil and strife, Men killing each other, and women joining in the fight, family against family cutting each other to peaieces in the most horrid manner. The next I saw was Washington, and I found the City a Desolation. The white House Empty ...

Council Bluffs Ia. 2 - 14 - 89 Dear Presedent, I am obliged to trouble you again for a little more information. I want you to send me a certificate of the death of Elizebeth Couray, and if you can find any other Marriage of John T. Mowrey with any one else but her and myself. I will send you the letter I got then you can see what is wanted Your Sister in God Mrs. L. C Mowrey ...

Feb 14/89 Mrs L C Mowery Council Bluffs Rcd Feb 18/89

Saturday 1890 Wilferd Woodr^uff^ November 1 Dear Brother I see your Proclamation out to thee World. Two arise In thee Power of Isrels god to stamp out Lust In conection With the Laws of thee Land, and our Government and clense The Church once more for the Coming of Christ. You Babtised ^mee^ and my Brothe and ^our^ father and mother In England 13 of april 1840. and in 44, I stood in Nauvoo and Heard Br Joseph Last surmon of ...

Henry Palmer 1 Nov. 1890 No 1 1890 Councill Bluffs I ave A maney Relations there in [Saits] When i misioned there and Left A question Iff Brigam was not Right. I will say Joseph the stated, In thee heare 60 thee Saints Would all Be called Back to ^thee^ Fould of god so I Testified thee gospel and got abused By it So i was Deteirmined to Leave hir thee time came to stand as a True Witness of Christ the Lord Iff you wish ...

Oct 31, 1880 W Woodruff spoke 30 M[inutes] & John Henry Smith a few moments November 1, 1880 ~ Monday Nov 1, 1880 [FIGURES] I received 2 letters & wrote one to I F Carter November 2, 1880 ~ Tuesday 2 This is the Great Election for the Nation I took cars in the Morning Rode to Ogden with my Daughter Susan & 2 children got her a ticket and saw her on Board of the U. P ...

Sept 15 1893 This was all upon canvass not 30 feet from our Eyes we had the same view with the Burning of Chicago also the representation of the Burning Mountain or crator of Kilauea they were all vary Natural and splendid views I ought to have stated before speaking of the Evening work that at 2 oclok PM. We were called upon by Councillor Boyle & Mr Beatie with a fine carriage & took us with Bishop Clawson to the Chicago Stock yards which was truly a ...

Does he know about being set apart? Give him the information he needs. J. F. S. Ogden Nov 27th 1892 President Wilford Woodruff In answer to yours of the 21st I do accept the mission assigned me to the Southern States and if nothing comes in my way to prevent I will be redy to Start on the 31stof Dec And as I have been in the employ of the Union Pacific for a long time I think that the company will Pass me eather to Co Bluffs or ...

St Louis Mo August 4th 1853 Bro W Woodruff Dear Sir Yours of the 28th June is at hand, and I think if my memory Serves me, I gave you the information you desire in a former letter or at least all the information that I am in possession of with re gard to Wm E. Horner. However in case that I should be mistaken about it or that Letter should not reach you I will Just Say that on my way from Counsel Bluffs to

Cambridgeport Mass March 28th 1850 Brother Amasa Lyman Dear Sir I Received your kind Letter of Jan 12th by the Hand of Brother Badlam & was truly glad to hear from you. I must tell you in the Beginning that I cannot comply with your request by writing you a long letter for I cannot steal time enough to do it for I have been overwhelmed in business since Badlams Return But I will write a Litterle & begin by saying that John Taylor