his last I hope He will get well again I want you to give my Love to sister Atkins & all the boys & girls Sister Atkins has waited upon me like a Mother and I Icannot forget it I would Like to see you all again our State Suit is still going on I dont know what the End would be. If you Ever come to the county come & see me & I will do the same by you I would like to go over your place once more and see how things look over ...

w12 & Legislature & last night the Meeting Held till one oclok but I staid in my Room to Rest I shall have some Relief when the Legislature closes but our Washington affairs, state Government, with Church business And our Law Suit gives me all the Labor & care I can attend to in fact I marvel that I can keep around but I do. I made a Mistake in Directing one of your Letters to union -ville instead of Bloomington as I was writing to that place where Your Letter was directed Most all my Letters ...

[sideways text] Received Sep 17 Answered Sep 23 [end of sideways text] PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST. OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, P. O. BOX B. Salt Lake U. T. Sept 12 1888. Brother & Sister Atkin Dear friends Your Letter of Sept 2 is before me and in the Midst of a whirlpool of business I will try to write a few lines I done not put off answering any corres- -spondence now day if I do it well never be ...

Had not got property Enough but Zane got mashed up in the Matter & quit. He had more scoundrel Lawyers to fight than He could stand. I dont know what Will come next our cause has been advanced on the callenders in the Supreme Court & January will decide our case one way or the other I am in fair health My cold still hangs on Joseph F & Nuttall are with me and quite Well We are all continually at Work almost Day & night G ...

Taken the Oath Registered and Even withdrawn from the Church for the purpose of voteing And they are all liable to be convicted of perjury but the Govener have promised to Pardon them all, that is the condition they are in to day, it has caused me a great Deal of Anxiety but I hope for the best I am still overwhelmed with care & business for 25 to 75 Letters a day to be read & answered and upon Evry subject imaginable George Q is Enjoying himself in ...

true or you would not have said so but there is hardly any telling to what Limit a Mormon can go through as to myself I am Enjoying fair health my cold is still with me more or less I had a vary poor turn 2 weeks ago was in council with the Twelve till midnight was taken white in Meeting with sumthing like the Vertigo or Blind Staggers I could not walk strait or hardly at all it lasted about 24 Hours before I got over it but I came all right ...

4 and others are on the Note I visited Brother Eldridge yesterday He is considered by the Doctors to be at Deaths Door He is a vary sick Man & Doctors say He cannot Live I suppose He is the richest Man in the Church but riches dont keep a Man alive My family are well & my own health is good at present I have had 3 Artesians With Dug on my farm 2 at Emma, one at Delights I sunk one well at ...

Rd July 28 Answered Aug 4th PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST. OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, P. O. BOX B Salt Lake City U. T. July 22nd, 1890. Elder Wm. Atkin, Dear Brother: I have received your two letters, one of July 3rd and the other of the 15th. Of course, I am glad to hear from you. I have just returned from a journey of two weeks in the mountains. I came home almost a cripple, having broken a blood vessel in my right leg, which lames me ...

S. L. City July 29, 1884 Wm Atkin Deer Brother I have ownly time to write a few lines I arrived in the city yesterday Morning at 10 oclock spent the day in the office. The great funeral of president Taylor, is Held to day in the Taber- nacle a vast congregation. The procession has just passed. 7 Bands of Music, 102 carriages & Buggies 4 of the Twelve attended I have 6 of the Twelve together, & G. Q. Cannon &

We have had to help so many things and times so hard to collect any thing the Church to day cannot pay its Notes but if we can get help for a year we will come out all right. Now if you or any one Els can help us to any money let us know we will give Notes and pay interest to all who furnish in money Let us know it is getting close times with us at present our Temple is full of work Daily 200 & over. I want to write a few lines ...