Salt Lake City Great Bason
North America

Oct 7^th 1848

Dear Br & Sister Woodruff
with pleasure I set me down this morning in
great hast to address you a few lines from
which Leaves us all in good health Except myself
I have had a short addttacts of the mountion fevar
cussed by exposier on my Journey to sweet water
& back where I met the companies the 26 day of Sept ^August^
I was also much Exposed to cold in the Salt Lake
Since my returne. Mrs Smoots gener^a^l health
is much the same it was in winter quarters

Father Woodruffs health is some better at this
time than it has been since he has been in the valy
Yet he feels dizcuraged in meny things & often
wishes himself back to the East where he could
have some comforts the remander of his days

BJames Bevin who you Left in charge of your
Buness has actterd Eevery thing but the part of
a Gentleman with the old man. The wolves Eat
the mans corn Last winter by neglect of hurding her
regular which I was unable to have attended to myself
haveing a house to build & other buness that I was
a blessed to attend to. Your oter Bevin had two good
Cows in his charge that he took out on the farme
& milked & Left the father Woodruff perfectly destitute
of milk & Butter only as Iwe furnished him

Salt Lake City Great Bason North America

Oct 7th 1848

Dear Br & Sister Woodruff with pleasure I set me down this morning in great hast to address you a few lines which Leaves us all in good health Except myself I have had a short attact of the mountion fevar cussed by exposier on my Journey to sweet water & back where I met the companies the 26 day of August I was also much Exposed to cold in the Salt Lake Since my returne. Mrs Smoots general health is much the same it was in winter quarters

Father Woodruffs health is some better at this time than it has been since he has been in the valy Yet he feels dizcuraged in meny things & often wishes himself back to the East where he could have some comforts the remander of his days

James Bevin who you Left in charge of your Buness has actterd Eevery thing but the part of a Gentleman with the old man. The wolves Eat the mans corn Last winter by neglect of hurding her regular which I was unable to have attended to myself haveing a house to build & other buness that I was a blessed to attend to. Your oter Bevin had two good Cows in his charge that he took out on the farme & milked & Left the father Woodruff perfectly destitute of milk & Butter only aswe furnished him