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Br Swddard - Br Draper - Br Benson
[xxx] Travelling Missionaries in Pott
We want Br Stoddad to Call the
Brethren & send them out Preaching
Bp Dreper be approved Sustained & act as
Band [--] of over the hills and far away
Br Bensons said the [---] was first rate I
have been feeling of my ears but I dont know that it
have quite turned Jack yet - We hardly know who we
are Br Jard Br Joseph Smith undertook to bray and he Could bray
bery [--] but he could not make his ears work - I can
mmake a great noise sometime but I cant make any
ears work - We want now to fit out this Mail
for the Valley - The Brethren want to go Comfort -
able - The News ought not to go up there that we
undertook to make up an express and failed
in the Attempt - I want to have an early
mail next this Spring - I think that we ought
to fit then out - We want Blankets and good Clothes
We want 500 Dollars to fit them out - Br Brighan
Br G. said that Br Compton and experienced
man who has been to the Mountains is willing and
some Oats and blankets & Buffaloes and boots
and fire arms and plenty of Bread stuffs that
they may not stop to kill Buffalo & Something to rease it
every inch of the ground tile - and if we can send
out the mail I believe we shall have the Bless
ings of the Presidence but if we do not we shall
have such a store about us they
His moved that we send out the express
adopted
For buisness befor they see Br Merritt Doc
Br G Gave some good advice about mending Bridged - about Houses
for the Widow & poor -many have been built 2 years [xx]
and have not been repaired since - le not the widow's prayers
come up against us - Bsp Knight says he cant get a team to
have wood for the poor - let they thing be attended to -Also
we want a good Schools here Br Merritt has kept school here on
on all fair Days - and on wet days he has had to turn
the Children out doors to keep them dry - Let a school be
kept up in this placeevery Branch Br Meckam[--] has produced potatoes
as large as a goose egg from the [--] balls [----] want you to have all the pota
toe seen badly to take to the Valley -[--]the Commissioney Court ses
are Tues day thes Day and those who serve us County officers &c be
qualified - The High Council have done well in the [---] of the municipal authories
County [---] organized - and the Laws of Iowa an