^affliction^ But not vary serious And I agree with yoursentiment.
concerning the benefit of having a kindhelp Meet
I am also blessed with one this winter, which is a great
comfort & consolation to me but I expect she will returne
to her family in the spring but situated as I am it is
a little more convienient while in the midst of Enemies
to dodge alone than with a family. I brought a wife & one
child with me when I came South and I find it a great
blessing Esspecially if one is sick. Now concerning News
of course you will get it all when you get the papers, some
of the Leading Events of Excitement, was the re arest of A. M. Cannon and scraping the country for witnesses to its
Number of some 35. He was finally released. Marshal Thompson shot EdwardDalton Dead in Parawan
having a warrant for his arest on cohab. Called upon
him (while on horseback driving cows) to halt & shot him
instantly without giving him a chance to do anything it
was a cold Blooded murder, but the ring try to Justify him
the testimony was so plain that the packedJuryhad to do
sumthing so they indicted him for Manslaugher and will
try him by another packed Jury in few days and a light
penalty and that will be over for the time being. Senator Logan of Ill (the right hand Man of Edmunds) is dead and buried. BaskinBennet & the Governor are at washington
trying to get more Legislation against the Saints, but so far
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affliction But not vary serious And I agree with your sentiment
"concerning the benefit of having a kindhelp Meet
I am also blessed with one this winter, which is a great
comfort & consolation to me but I expect she will return
to her family in the spring but situated as I am it is
a little more convienient while in the midst of Enemies
to dodge alone than with a family. I brought a wife & one
child with me when I came South and I find it a great
blessing esspecially if one is sick. Now concerning News
of course you will get it all when you get the papers, some
of the Leading Events of Excitement, was the rearest of
A. M. Cannon and scraping the country for witnesses to its
Number of some 35. He was finally released. Marshal
Thompson shot EdwardDalton Dead in Parawon
having a warrant for his arrest on cohab. Called upon
him (while on horseback driving cows) to halt & shot him
instantly without giving him a chance to do anything it
was a cold Blooded murder, but the ring try to Justify him
the testimony was so plain that the packedJuryhadto do
sumthing so they indicted him for Manslaugher and will
try him by another packed jury in few days and a light
penalty and that will be over for the time being. SenatorLogan of Ill (the right hand Man of Edmunds) is dead and
buried. BaskinBennet & the Governor are at washington
trying to get more Legislation against the Saints, but so far
"Letter to Joseph Fielding Smith, 30 December 1886," p. 2, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed May 3, 2024, https://www.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/3E9r