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Letter to George A. Smith, 13 November 1859
George A. Smith Papers, General Correspondence Incoming, 
imgs. 24–25/60 (CHL MS 1322)
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𐐄𐑉𐐴𐐺 𐐚𐐮𐑊𐐯𐐾, 𐑋𐐬𐐿𐐶𐐮𐐽 𐑌𐐩𐑇𐐲𐑌, 𐑌𐑏 𐑋𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐮𐐿𐐬.
𐐤𐐬𐑂𐐯𐑋𐐺𐑉 13. 1859

𐐖.𐐈. 𐐝𐑋𐐮𐑃,
	𐐔𐐨𐑉 𐐺𐑉𐐲𐑄𐑉, 𐐴 𐑁𐐨𐑊 𐑃𐐰𐑍𐑁𐐳𐑊 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐑋𐐱𐑉𐑌𐐮𐑍
𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐌 𐐰𐑋 𐐩𐐺𐑊 𐐻𐐳 𐐿𐐱𐑋𐑏𐑌𐐮𐐿𐐩𐐻 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐴 𐐰𐑋 𐑅𐐩𐑁𐑊𐐮 𐐸𐐨𐑉, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐹𐑉𐐱𐑅𐐹𐐯𐐿𐐻𐑅 𐐪𐑉
𐑁𐑊𐐰𐐻𐑉𐐮𐑍 𐐮𐑌 𐐯𐑂𐑉𐐮 𐑉𐐮𐑅𐐹𐐯𐐿𐐻 𐐮𐑌 𐑉𐐮𐑊𐐩𐑇𐐲𐑌 𐐻𐐳 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐑋𐐮𐑇𐐲𐑌.
	𐐌 𐑋𐐩𐐼 𐑋𐐴 𐑁𐐴𐑌𐑊 𐑅𐐻𐐪𐑉𐐻 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐐻 𐐶𐐪𐑇𐐮𐑍𐐻𐑌 𐑅𐐷 𐐱𐑌 𐑄 16𐑃 𐐲𐑊𐐻. 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐬𐑂𐑉𐐻𐐳𐑀 𐐒𐑉.
𐐐𐐰𐑋𐐺𐑊𐐮𐑌 27 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆 𐐵𐐻. 𐐰𐐻 𐐩 𐐹𐑊𐐩𐑅 𐐿𐐫𐑊𐐼 “𐑉𐐱𐐿 𐐿𐐰𐑌𐐷𐐲𐑌.” 𐐈𐐻 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐐹𐑊𐐩𐑅 𐑄𐐩𐑉 𐐮𐑆 𐐩 𐑅𐑋𐐫𐑊 𐑅𐐻𐑉𐐨𐑋
𐐱𐑂 𐐶𐐱𐐻𐑉 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐿𐐳𐐼 𐐿𐑉𐐰𐑅 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐶𐐳𐐼. 𐐩 𐑅𐑏𐐻𐐰𐐺𐑊 𐐐𐐲𐑉𐐼-𐑀𐑉𐐵𐑌𐐼 𐑁𐐱𐑉 300 𐐸𐐯𐐼 𐐱𐑂 𐐿𐐰𐐻𐑊 𐐱𐑉 𐐸𐐱𐑉𐑅𐐯𐑆.
𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐐹𐑊𐐩𐑅 𐐮𐑆 𐑅𐐵𐑃-𐐨𐑅𐐻 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐎𐐱𐑇𐐮𐑍𐐻𐑌. 𐐜 𐑅𐐯𐐿𐐲𐑌𐐼 𐐶𐐱𐐻𐑉 𐐮𐑆 42 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐡𐐱𐐿 𐐿𐐰𐑌𐐷𐐲𐑌.
𐑂𐐯𐑉𐐮 𐑊𐐮𐐻𐑊 𐑅𐐵𐑃 𐐱𐑂 𐐨𐑅𐐻, 𐑌𐐩𐑋𐐼 “𐐑𐐴𐐹 𐐝𐐹𐑉𐐮𐑍𐑆.” 𐐙𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐐹𐑊𐐩𐑅 𐐻𐐳 “𐐣𐐵𐑌𐐻𐑌 𐐝𐐹𐑉𐐮𐑍𐑆,” 32
𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆. 𐐜𐐨𐑆 𐑅𐐹𐑉𐐮𐑍𐑆 𐐪𐑉 𐑅𐐮𐐻𐐷𐑏𐐩𐐻𐐯𐐼 𐐱𐑌 𐑄 𐐶𐐯𐑅𐐻 𐑅𐐴𐐼 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐐒𐐲𐐿𐑅𐐿𐐮𐑌 𐐣𐐵𐑌𐐻𐑌. 𐐝𐐵𐑃-𐐨𐑅𐐻
𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐹𐐴𐐹 𐑅𐐹𐑉𐐮𐑍𐑆, 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐑋𐐵𐑌𐐻𐑌 𐑅𐐹𐑉𐐮𐑍𐑆 𐐰𐐿𐑉𐐱𐑅 𐑄 𐐒𐐲𐐿𐑅𐐿𐐮𐑌 𐐣𐐵𐑌𐐻𐑌 42 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆 𐐮𐑌 [[𐐩 𐑅]] 𐐰𐑌 𐐨𐑅𐐻-
𐑉𐑊𐐮 𐐼𐐮𐑉𐐯𐐿𐑇𐐲𐑌 𐐻𐐳 “𐐖𐐩𐐿𐐲𐐺’𐑆 𐐑𐐭𐑊.” 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐖𐐩𐐿𐐲𐐺’𐑆 𐐑𐐭𐑊 𐐻𐐳 𐑌𐐬𐑂𐐲𐑅𐐿𐐬𐑇𐐮 18 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆. 𐐁 𐑊𐐮𐐻𐑊 𐑅𐐵𐑃
𐐱𐑂 𐐨𐑅𐐻. 𐐙𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐑌.𐑅. 𐐻𐐳 𐐿𐐱𐑊𐐱𐑉𐐩𐐼𐐬 15 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆, -𐑌𐐱𐑉𐑃 𐐱𐑂 𐐨𐑅𐐻,- 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐿. [modified 𐐱]𐐹 𐐒𐐨𐑂𐑉
𐐿𐑉𐐨𐐿 3 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆. -𐑌𐐱𐑉𐑃-. 𐐙𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐒.𐐗. 𐐻𐐳 𐐏𐑏𐐻𐐪 𐐻𐑉𐐩𐑊. 22 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆. -𐑌𐐱𐑉𐑃𐐶𐐯𐑅𐐻. 𐐙𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐏.𐐓. 𐐻𐐳 𐐡𐐱𐐿
𐐑𐐰𐑅' 13 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆. -𐑌𐐱𐑉𐑃 𐐱𐑂 𐑌𐐱𐑉𐑃𐐶𐐯𐑅𐐻.- 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐡.𐐑. 𐐻𐐳 𐐗𐐱𐑊𐐱𐑉𐐩𐐼𐐬. 5 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆 -𐐨𐑅𐐻.- (𐐐𐐨𐑉 𐐶𐐨
𐐿𐑉𐐱𐑅𐐻 𐑄 𐐗𐐱𐑊𐐱𐑉𐐩𐐼𐐬.) 2[[2]]5 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆, -𐐶𐐯𐑅𐐻 𐐱𐑂 𐑅𐐵𐑃,-𐐻𐐳 𐐗𐐱𐐻𐑌𐐶𐐳𐐼 𐐿𐑉𐐨𐐿. 𐐙𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐗.𐐗. 𐐻𐐳 "𐑉𐐱𐐿
𐐒𐐩𐑅𐑌 30 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆.-𐐩 𐑊𐐮𐐻𐑊 𐐨𐑅𐐻 𐐱𐑂 𐑅𐐵𐑃- 𐐙𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐑉𐐱𐐿 𐐒𐐩𐑅𐑌. 𐐻𐐳 𐑁𐑊𐐰𐐻 𐑉𐐱𐐿 23 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆 -𐐨𐑅𐐻 𐐱𐑂 𐑅𐐵𐑃-
(𐐸𐐨𐑉 𐐶𐐨 𐐼𐐮𐑅𐐿𐐲𐑂𐑉𐐼 𐐩𐑌𐐽𐐯𐑌𐐻 𐑉𐑏𐑌𐑆) 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐑁.𐑉. 22 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆 𐐻𐐳 𐐗𐐶𐐨𐐽𐐲𐑋 𐐓𐐮𐑂𐐨𐐹 - 𐐝𐐵𐑃-𐐨𐑅𐐻-
𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐿.𐐻. 𐐻𐐳 𐐬𐑉𐐴𐐺 𐑂𐐮𐑊𐐯𐐾. 35 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆-𐑅𐐵𐑃-𐐨𐑅𐐻.-
	𐐙𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐶[[𐐪]]𐐰𐑇𐐮𐑍𐐻𐑌 𐐻𐐳 𐑉𐐱𐐿 𐐿𐐰𐑌𐐷𐐲𐑌 𐑄 𐐿𐐲𐑌𐐻𐑉𐐮 𐐮𐑆 𐐿𐐲𐑂𐑉𐐼 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑅𐐰𐑌𐐼, 𐑅𐐰𐑌𐐼𐑉𐐱𐐿
𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑅𐐩𐐾 𐐺𐑉𐐲𐑇. 𐐙𐑉𐐲𐑋 𐑉.𐐿. 𐐻𐐳 𐐒𐐲𐐿𐑅𐐿𐐮𐑌 𐑋𐐵𐑌𐐻𐑌 𐐮𐑆 𐐩 𐑀𐐳𐐼 𐐿𐐲𐑌𐐻𐑉𐐮- 𐐻𐐳 𐑄 𐑉𐐴𐐻 𐐰𐑌
𐐮𐑋𐐯𐑌𐑅 𐐹𐑊𐐩𐑌 𐐿𐐲𐑂𐑉𐐼 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑅𐐹𐑊𐐯𐑌𐐼𐐮𐐼 𐐿𐑉𐐰𐑅. 𐐻𐐳 𐑄 𐑊𐐯𐑁𐐻 𐐸𐐮𐑊𐑆 𐐿𐐲𐑂𐑉𐐼 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑅𐐨𐐼𐐰𐑉𐑆.
𐐜 𐐒𐐲𐐿𐑅𐐿𐐮𐑌 𐑋𐐵𐑌𐐻𐐮𐑌 𐐮𐑆 𐐿𐐲𐑂𐑉𐐼 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑀𐐳𐐼 𐐿𐑉𐐰𐑅. 𐐑𐐮𐑌𐐷𐐬𐑌𐑆 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐻𐐫𐑊 𐐹𐐴𐑌𐑆, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐮𐑆 𐐶𐐲𐑌
𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐑋𐐵𐑌𐐻𐑌𐑆. 𐐮𐐻 𐐸𐐰𐑆 𐐨𐑌𐐲𐑁 𐐹𐐬𐑊𐑆 𐐱𐑌 𐐮𐐻 𐐻𐐳 𐑁𐐯𐑌𐑅 𐐮𐑌 𐐏𐑏𐐻𐐫! 𐐙𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐑄𐐰𐑉 [[𐐸𐐨𐑉 𐐮𐑆]]
[[𐐩 𐐼𐐯𐑅𐐯𐑉𐐻]], 𐐻𐐳 𐐿𐑉𐐱𐑅𐐮𐑍 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐐗𐐱𐑊𐐱𐑉𐐩𐐼𐐬 𐐮𐑆 𐐩 𐐔𐐯𐑆𐐯𐑉𐐻, 𐐺𐐰𐑉𐐯𐑌 𐑉𐐱𐐿𐑅, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑅𐐰𐑌𐐼.


We arrived at Flat Rock 𐐪𐑁𐐻𐑉 𐑌𐐴𐐻 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐿𐐳𐐼 𐑌𐐱𐐻 𐑁𐐴𐑌𐐼 𐐶𐐱𐐻𐑉.
𐐪𐑁𐐻𐑉 𐐶𐐨 𐐸𐐰𐐼 𐐿𐐫𐑌 𐐻𐐳 𐑅𐑊𐐨𐐹 𐑅𐐲𐑋 𐐑𐐴𐐷𐑏𐐻𐑅 𐐿𐐩𐑋 𐐻𐐳 𐐲𐑅 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐻𐐬𐑊𐐼 𐐲𐑅 𐐸𐐶𐐩𐑉 𐑄 𐐶𐐱𐐻𐑉 𐐶𐐱𐑆.
𐑅𐐬 𐐶𐐨 𐐶𐐯𐑌𐐻 𐐻𐐳 𐐮𐐻 𐑄 𐑌𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐻 𐑋𐐱𐑉𐑌𐐮𐑍 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑉𐐮𐑋𐐩𐑌𐐼 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐼𐐩. 𐐍𐑁𐐻𐑉 𐐒𐑉𐐯𐐿𐑁𐐰𐑅𐐻 𐐴 𐐻𐐳𐐿 𐑋𐐴 𐑀𐐲𐑌
𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑅𐐻𐐪𐑉𐐻𐐯𐐼 𐐵𐐻 𐐸𐐲𐑌𐐻𐐮𐑍. 𐐌 𐐿𐑊𐐴𐑋𐐼 𐑄 𐐸𐐴𐐯𐑅𐐻 𐐹𐐨𐐿 𐐴 𐐿𐐳𐐼 𐑁𐐴𐑌𐐼 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐼𐐮𐑅𐐿𐐲𐑂𐑉𐐼 𐐻𐑉𐐩𐑅𐐯𐑆
𐐱𐑂 𐐩𐑌𐐽𐐯𐑌𐐻 𐑉𐑏𐑌𐑆. 𐐁 𐐶𐐫𐑊 𐐺𐐮𐑊𐐻 𐐱𐑂 𐐿𐐱𐐺𐑊 𐑅𐐻𐐬𐑌𐑆, 𐑅𐐮𐑋𐐮𐑊𐐰𐑉 𐐻𐐳 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐰𐐻 𐑄 𐐑𐑉𐐯𐑆𐐮𐐼𐐯𐑌𐐻'𐑅, 𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐻𐐯𐑌𐐼𐐮𐑍
𐐲𐐹𐐶𐐰𐑉𐐼𐑆 𐐱𐑂 4 𐑋𐐴𐑊𐑆 𐑌𐐱𐑉𐑃 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑅𐐵𐑃. 𐐆𐑌 𐑅𐐲𐑋 𐐹𐑊𐐩𐑅𐐯𐑆 𐐮𐐻 𐐮𐑆 15 𐑁𐐨𐐻 𐐸𐐴. 𐐒𐐲𐐻 𐐸𐐰𐑆 𐐺𐐮𐑌
𐐮𐑌𐐾𐑏𐑉𐐼 𐑂𐐯𐑉𐐮 𐑋𐐲𐐽 𐐺𐐴 𐐯𐑉𐑃𐐿𐐶𐐩𐐿𐑅 𐐱𐑉 𐐿𐐱𐑌𐑂𐐲𐑊𐑇𐐲𐑌𐑆 𐐱𐑂 𐑅𐐲𐑋 𐐿𐐴𐑌𐐼. 𐐊𐐹𐐱𐑌 𐐩 𐐿𐑊𐐬𐑅𐐯𐑉 𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐰𐑋𐐮𐑌𐐩𐑇𐐲𐑌
𐐴 𐑁𐐵𐑌𐐼 𐐰𐑌𐐲𐑄𐑉 𐐶𐐫𐑊 𐐰𐐺𐐵𐐻 𐐩𐐻 𐑉𐐱𐐼𐑅 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐑄 𐑁𐐲𐑉𐑅𐐻 𐑉𐐲𐑌𐐮𐑍 𐐹𐐰𐑉𐐰𐑊𐐯𐑊 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐐮𐐻. 𐐌 𐐶𐐯𐑌𐐻 𐐻𐐳 𐐿𐐰𐑋𐐹
𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐻𐐬𐑊𐐼 𐑄 𐐺𐑉𐐲𐑄𐑉𐐯𐑌 𐐸𐐶𐐱𐐻 𐐴 𐐸𐐰𐐼 𐑁𐐵𐑌𐐼; 𐑅𐐲𐑋 𐐼𐐵𐐻𐐯𐐼 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑅𐐲𐑋 𐐺𐐮𐑊𐐨𐑂𐐼, 𐑅𐐬 𐐶𐐨 𐐫𐑊 𐐶𐐯𐑌𐐻
𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐰𐑋𐐮𐑌𐐼 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑁𐐵𐑌𐐼 𐐮𐐻 𐐰𐑆 𐑉𐐮𐑊𐐩𐐻𐐯𐐼. 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑋𐐯𐑌𐐮 𐐶𐐯𐑉 𐑄 𐐿𐐶𐐨𐑉𐐮𐑆 𐐮𐑌 𐑉𐐮𐑊𐐩𐑇𐐲𐑌 𐐻𐐳 𐐸𐐭 𐐼𐐲𐑌 𐐮𐐻,
𐐸𐐶𐐯𐑌 𐐶𐐱𐑆 𐐮𐐻 𐐼𐐲𐑌, &𐐽, &𐐽. [modified 𐐈]𐑌𐐿𐐬𐐮𐑍 𐐲𐐹 𐐺𐐮𐐻𐐶𐐨𐑌 𐑄 𐐶𐐫𐑊𐑆 𐐶𐐨 𐑁𐐯𐑊𐐻 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐶𐐨 𐐶𐐯𐑉 𐐶𐐫𐐿𐐮𐑍
𐐮𐑌 𐐶𐐲𐑌 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐑅𐐻𐑉𐐨𐐻𐑅 𐐱𐑂 𐐰𐑌 𐐩𐑌𐐽𐐯𐑌𐐻 𐑅𐐮𐐻𐐮. 𐐌 𐐸𐐰𐐼 𐑌𐐱𐐻 𐐻𐐴𐑋 𐐻𐐳 𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐹𐑊𐐬𐑉 𐐰𐑆 𐑃𐐲𐑉𐐬𐑊𐐮
𐐰𐑆 𐐴 𐐶𐐳𐐼 𐑊𐐴𐐿 𐐻𐐳 𐐼𐐭.
	𐐤𐐵 𐑁𐐱𐑉 𐑄𐐨𐑆 𐐄𐐡𐐌𐐒𐐇𐐞. 𐑄𐐩 𐐪𐑉 𐐬𐑂𐑉 𐑋𐐨 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐰𐑉𐐵𐑌𐐼 𐑋𐐨 𐑊𐐳𐐿𐐮𐑍 𐐰𐐻 𐑋𐐨 𐑉𐐴𐐻.
𐑄𐐩 𐐫𐑊 𐐶𐐰𐑉 𐐺𐑊𐐰𐑍𐐿𐐯𐐻𐑅 𐐸𐐶𐐮𐐽 𐑄𐐩 𐑋𐐩𐐿. 𐑄𐐩 𐐪𐑉 𐑂𐐯𐑉𐐮 𐐮𐑌𐐼𐐲𐑅𐐻𐑉𐐮𐐲𐑅. 𐑄𐐩𐑉 𐐸𐐵𐑆𐐯𐑆 𐐪𐑉 𐐺𐐮𐑊𐐻 𐐱𐑂
𐐲𐑌𐐼𐑉𐐯𐑅𐐻 𐑉𐐱𐐿 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑋𐐱𐑉𐐻𐐰𐑉. 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐶𐐲𐑌 𐐻𐐳 𐑁𐐬𐑉 𐑅𐐻𐐬𐑉𐐮𐑆 𐐸𐐴. 𐑄𐐩 𐐪𐑉 𐑂𐐯𐑉𐐮 𐐿𐐴𐑌𐐼[[𐑌]] 𐐻𐐳 𐑋𐐨 𐐰𐑌𐐼
"𐐫𐑊𐐮𐑆 𐑉𐐴𐐻."
	𐐑𐑊𐐨𐑆 𐐿𐐮𐑂 𐑋𐐴 𐑉𐐮𐑀𐐪𐑉𐐼𐑆 𐐻𐐳 𐐪𐑌𐐻 𐐒𐐰𐑃𐑇𐐮𐐺𐐰 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑅𐑏𐑆𐐰𐑌, 𐐖𐐱𐑉𐐾 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐒𐐰𐑃𐑇𐐮𐐺𐐰
𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐫𐑊 𐑄 𐑁𐐬𐐿𐑅 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐺𐐮𐑊𐐨𐑂 𐑋𐐨 𐐷𐑏[[𐑉]] 𐐒𐑉𐐲𐑄𐑉 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐐘𐐱𐑅𐐹𐑊
	-𐐣.𐐖.𐐟𐐯𐑊𐐻𐑌.

𐐌 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐐻𐐯𐑊 𐐷𐑏 𐑋𐐬𐑉 𐐸𐐶𐐯𐑌 𐐴 𐑅𐐨 𐐷𐑏 - 𐐸𐐶𐐮𐐽 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐐹𐑉𐐱𐐺𐐮𐐺𐑊𐐮 𐐺 𐑌𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐻 𐑁𐐫𐑊.
	𐐣.𐐖.𐐟.


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Letter to "Beloved Brothers", 13 November 1859
George A. Smith Papers, General Correspondence Incoming, 
img. 26/60 (CHL MS 1322)
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𐐄𐑉𐐴𐐺 𐐚𐐮𐑊𐐯𐐾. 𐑌𐑏 𐑋𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐮𐐿𐐬.
	𐐤𐐬𐑂. 13. 1859.

𐐒𐐮𐑊𐐲𐑂𐐼 𐐒𐑉𐐲𐑄𐑉𐑆,
	𐐌 𐐰𐑋 𐑅𐐮𐐻𐐮𐑍 𐐱𐑌 𐐻𐐱𐐹 𐐱𐑂 𐑋𐐴 𐐼𐐶𐐯𐑊𐐮𐑍
𐑉𐐴𐐻𐐮𐑍. 𐐜 𐐶𐐩 𐐶𐐨 𐑀𐐯𐐻 𐐮𐑌𐐻𐐳 𐐵𐑉 𐐸𐐵𐑅 𐐮𐑆 𐑃𐑉𐐭 𐐩 𐑊𐐻𐑊 𐑅𐐿𐐶𐐰𐑉 𐐸𐐬𐑊 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐑉𐐭𐑁. 𐐎𐐨 𐐿𐐬 𐐼𐐵𐑌 𐐩
𐑊𐐰𐐼𐑉 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐸𐐶𐐯𐑌 𐐶𐐨 𐐿𐐯𐐻 𐐼𐐵𐑌 𐐶𐐨 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐻𐐳 𐑅𐐻𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑅𐐻𐐭𐐹𐐮𐑍 𐐱𐑉 𐐺𐐲𐑋𐐹 𐐵𐑉 𐐸𐐯𐐼𐑆. 𐐏𐐯𐑅𐐻𐐯𐑉𐐼𐐩
𐑋𐐱𐑉𐑌𐐮𐑍 𐐴 𐐻𐐳𐐿 𐐺𐑉𐐯𐐿𐑁𐐰𐑅𐐻 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐐶𐐲𐑌 𐐱𐑂 𐑋𐐴 𐑉𐐯𐐼 𐑁𐑉𐐯𐑌𐐼𐑆. 𐐌 𐐶𐐯𐑌𐐻 𐐲𐐹 𐐮𐑌𐐻𐐳 𐑄 𐑃𐐲𐑉𐐼 𐑅𐐻𐐬𐑉𐐮
𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑅𐐨𐐻𐐯𐐼 𐑋𐐴𐑅𐐯𐑊𐑁 𐐱𐑌 𐑄 𐑁𐑊𐐬𐑉 𐐺𐐮𐑅𐐴𐐼 𐑋𐐴 𐑁𐑉𐐯𐑌𐐼. 𐑄 𐑊𐐩𐐼𐐮 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐐸𐐵𐑅 𐐺𐑉𐐫𐐻 𐐩
"𐐽𐐪𐐿𐐪𐐹𐐻𐐲," 𐐱𐑉 𐐲𐑉𐑃𐐰𐑌𐐾𐐪𐑉, 𐑁𐐳𐑊 𐐱𐑂 𐑅𐐭𐐹, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐩 𐐺𐐰𐑅𐐿𐐯𐐻 𐑁𐐳𐑊 𐐱𐑂 "𐐹𐐨𐐿," (𐐪 𐐺𐑉𐐯𐐼 𐑉𐐮𐑆𐐯𐑋-
𐐺𐑊𐐮𐑍 𐐺𐑊𐑏 𐑉𐐰𐐹𐐮𐑍 𐐹𐐩𐐹𐐯𐑉 𐑁𐐬𐑊𐐼𐐯𐐼) 𐐜 𐐬𐑊𐐼 𐑊𐐩𐐼𐐮 𐑅𐐨𐐻𐐯𐐼 𐐸𐐲𐑉𐑅𐐯𐑊𐑁, 𐐪 𐑊𐐮𐐻𐑊 𐐺𐑊𐑏 𐐫𐑊𐑅𐐬
𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑊𐐰𐑅𐐻𐑊𐐮 𐑄 𐐿𐐰𐐻 𐐻𐐳 𐐮𐐻𐑅 𐐹𐑊𐐩𐑅 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐐮𐐻𐑅 𐐸𐐯𐐼 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐑅𐐭𐐹 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐮𐐻𐑅 𐐻𐐩𐑊 𐐱𐑌 𐑄
𐐹𐐨𐐿. 𐑅𐐬 𐐶𐐨 𐐺𐑉𐐬𐐿 𐐹𐐨𐐿 𐐼𐐮𐐹𐐻 𐑅𐐭𐐹 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐐵𐑉 𐑁𐐮𐑍𐑀𐐯𐑉𐑆 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐸𐐰𐐼 𐐩 𐑋𐐯𐑉𐐮 𐐺𐑉𐐯𐐿𐑁𐐰𐑅𐐻.
	𐐜𐐨𐑆 𐐬𐑉𐐴𐐺𐐮𐑆 𐐺𐐨𐐻 𐑄 𐐣𐐱𐑉𐑋𐐲𐑌𐑆 𐑁𐐱𐑉 𐐽𐐮𐑊𐐼𐑉𐐯𐑌. 𐐩 𐑁𐑏 𐐼𐐱𐐿𐑆 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐿𐐰𐐻𐑅
𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐸𐐱𐑉𐑅𐐯𐑆, 𐐩 𐑀𐐳𐐼 𐑋𐐯𐑌𐐮 𐑇𐐨𐐹, 𐐻𐐲𐑉𐐿𐐮𐑆, 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐽𐐮𐐿𐑌𐑆 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑊𐐱𐐻𐑅 𐐱𐑂 𐐹𐐨𐐽𐐯𐑆, 𐐿𐐱𐑉𐑌,
𐐺𐐨𐑌𐑆, 𐑋𐐯𐑊𐐲𐑌𐑆, 𐑉𐐯𐐼 𐐹𐐯𐐹𐐯𐑉, 𐑅𐐿𐐶𐐱𐑇𐐯𐑆 &c, 𐑄𐐨𐑆 𐑃𐐮𐑍𐑆 𐑄𐐩 𐑉𐐩𐑆.
	[[I]] 𐐜𐐯𐑉 𐐶𐐲𐑉𐐿𐑇𐐱𐐹𐑅 𐐪𐑉 𐐲𐑌𐐼𐐯𐑉 𐑀𐑉𐐵𐑌𐐼. 𐑄𐐯𐑉 𐐶𐐲𐑉𐐿 𐐮𐑆 𐐽𐐨𐑁𐑊𐐮 𐑋𐐩𐐿𐐮𐑍
𐐺𐑊𐐰𐑍𐐿𐐯𐐻𐑅 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐺𐐯𐑊𐐻𐑅 𐐱𐑂 𐐶𐐭𐑊 - 𐑄𐐩 𐑉𐐩𐑆 𐑅𐐲𐑋 𐐿𐐱𐐻𐑌. 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐪𐑉 𐑌𐐱𐐻 [[𐐼]] 𐐰𐐼𐐮𐐿𐐻𐐯𐐼 𐐻𐐳
𐐺𐐯𐑀𐐮𐑍, 𐐺𐐲𐐻 𐐪𐑉 𐑂𐐯𐑉𐐮 𐐮𐑌𐐻𐐯𐑊𐐮𐐾𐐯𐑌𐐻 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐮𐑌𐐼𐐲𐑅𐐻𐑉𐐮𐐲𐑅 𐐮𐑌𐐼𐐮𐐰𐑌𐑆
	𐐌 𐑉𐐴𐐻 𐐾𐐬𐐿𐐮𐑍𐑊𐐮 𐐺𐐲𐐻 𐐻𐑉𐑏𐑁𐐳𐑊𐐮. 𐐺𐐲𐐻, 𐐺𐑉𐐲𐑄𐑉𐑆, 𐐴 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐑅𐐨 𐐷𐑏 𐑌𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐻 𐑁𐐫𐑊
𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐐸𐐰𐑂 [[𐐸]]𐑊𐐲𐑉𐑌𐐼 𐑋𐐬𐑉 𐐰𐐺𐐵𐐻 𐑄𐐨𐑆 𐑁𐐬𐐿𐑅 𐐺𐐴 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐻𐐴𐑋 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄𐐯𐑌 𐐶𐐨'𐑊 𐐸𐐰𐑂
𐐺𐐮𐑀 𐐻𐐫𐐿𐑅 𐐻𐐳𐑀𐐯𐑄𐑉. 𐐏𐑏𐑉𐑆,
	𐐣.𐐖.𐐟𐐯𐑊𐐻𐑌.

	𐐓𐐳 𐐖.𐐢.𐐝𐑋𐐮𐑃, 𐐡.𐐒𐐯𐑌𐐻𐑊𐐮, 𐐡.𐐗𐐰𐑋𐐺𐑊, 𐐖.𐐖., 𐐖.𐐞.
𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐲𐑄𐑉𐑆.

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Letter to "Brigham Young", 13 November 1859
Brigham Young Office Files, General Correspondence Incoming, 
img. 1–3/4 (CHL MS 1234 1)
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𐐄𐑉𐐴𐐺 𐑂𐐮𐑊𐐯𐐾, 𐑌𐑏 𐑋𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐮𐐿𐐬.
𐐤𐐬𐑂𐐯𐑋𐐺𐑉 13𐑃 1859

𐐒𐐮𐑊𐐲𐑂𐐼 𐐑𐑉𐐯𐑆𐐮𐐼𐐯𐑌𐐻 𐐷𐐱𐑍,
	𐐌 𐐻𐐩𐐿 𐐹𐑊𐐯𐑈𐐲𐑉 𐐮𐑌 𐑉𐐮𐐹𐐬𐑉𐐻𐐮𐑍
𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐴 𐐪𐑉𐐴𐑂𐐼 𐐸𐐨𐑉 𐐮𐑌 𐐿𐐲𐑋𐐹𐐰𐑌𐐮 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐐺𐑉. 𐐐𐐰𐑋𐐺𐑊𐐮𐑌 𐐱𐑌 𐑄 11𐑃 𐐮𐑌𐑅𐐻. 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐺𐑉. 𐐐𐐰𐑅𐐿𐐯𐑊 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐴
𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐻𐐩𐐿𐑌 𐐿𐐶𐐪𐑉𐐻𐐯𐑉𐑆 𐐸𐐨𐑉 𐑁𐐱𐑉 𐐶𐐲𐑌 𐐷𐐨𐑉. 𐐒𐑉 𐐐𐐰𐑋𐐺𐑊𐐮𐑌 𐐸𐐰𐑆 𐐿𐐴𐑌𐐼𐑊𐐮 𐑁𐐲𐑉𐑌𐐮𐑇𐐻 𐐲𐑅 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐐩 𐐺𐐨𐑁.
	𐐫𐑊 𐑋𐐴 𐑉𐐴𐐻𐐮𐑍 𐑋𐐩𐐻𐐨𐑉𐐮𐐰𐑊 𐐪𐑉𐐴𐑂𐐼 𐑅𐐩𐑁. 𐐜 𐐬𐑉𐐴𐐺𐐮𐑆 𐐪𐑉 𐑀𐑊𐐰𐐼 𐐻𐐳 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐲𐑅 𐑅𐐻𐐩 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑊𐐲𐑉𐑌
𐑄𐐩𐑉 𐑊𐐰𐑍𐑀𐐶𐐩𐐾. 𐐐𐐶𐐮𐐽 𐐴 𐑃𐐮𐑍𐐿 𐐶𐐨 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐐰𐐿𐐱𐑋𐐹𐑊𐐮𐑇 𐐨𐑆𐐮𐑊𐐮. 𐐌 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐑌𐐬 𐐺𐑊𐐰𐐿𐐺𐐬𐑉𐐼 𐐺𐐲𐐻
𐐴 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐺𐐮𐑌 𐐼𐐵𐑌 𐐱𐑌 𐐩 𐑅𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐺𐐰𐑍𐐿 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑁𐐬𐑉 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐐷𐐲𐑍 𐑋𐐯𐑌 𐐱𐑂 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐑂𐐮𐑊𐐯𐐾 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄
𐑁𐐲𐑉𐑅𐐻 𐑊𐐯𐑅𐑌 𐑄𐐩 𐑊𐐲𐑉𐑌𐐻 𐐀.𐐁. 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐂. 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐿𐐰𐑌 𐑋𐐩𐐿 𐑄𐐯𐑋 𐐶𐐮𐑄𐐵𐐻 𐐺𐐨𐐮𐑍 𐑇𐐬𐐼 𐐸𐐵.
𐐜𐐩 𐐻𐐩𐐿 𐑀𐑉𐐩𐐻 𐐮𐑌𐐻𐐯𐑉𐐯𐑅𐐻 𐐮𐑌 𐐮𐐻 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑅𐐨𐑋 𐐻𐐳 𐐲𐑌𐐼𐐯𐑉𐑅𐐻𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐸𐐶𐐰𐐻 𐐮𐐻 𐐮𐑆 𐑁𐐱𐑉.
𐐜𐐩 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐑁𐐲𐑉𐑌𐐮𐑇𐐻 𐐲𐑅 𐐩 𐐿𐐲𐑋𐑁𐐲𐑉𐐻𐐰𐐺𐑊 𐑊𐐮𐐻𐑊 𐑉𐐭𐑋 𐐻𐐳 𐑊𐐮𐑂 𐐮𐑌 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐻𐑉𐐨𐐻 𐐲𐑅 𐑂𐐯𐑉𐐮 𐐿𐐴𐑌𐐼𐑊𐐮
	𐐌 𐐼𐐮𐑆𐐴𐑉 𐐷𐑏𐑉 𐐹𐑉𐐩𐑉𐑆 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑁𐐩𐑃 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐶𐐨 𐑋𐐩 𐐼𐐭 𐑋𐐲𐐽 𐑀𐐳𐐼 𐐸𐐨𐑉
𐐒𐑉. 𐐐𐐰𐑋𐐺𐑊𐐮𐑌 𐐼𐐮𐑆𐐴𐑉𐑆 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐶𐐨 𐑇𐐳𐐼 𐑅𐐻𐐩 𐐲𐑌𐐻𐐮𐑊 𐑌𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐻 𐑁𐐫𐑊 𐐸𐐶𐐮𐐽 𐐰𐑀𐑉𐐨𐑆 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑋𐐴 𐑁𐐨𐑊𐐮𐑍𐑆.
𐐒𐐲𐐻 𐐴 𐑇𐐰𐑊 𐑊𐐨𐑂 𐐸𐐶𐐯𐑌 𐑄𐐩𐑉 𐐮𐑆 𐑌𐐲𐑃𐐮𐑍 𐐯𐑊𐑅 𐐻𐐳 𐐼𐐭.
	𐐘𐐱𐐼 𐐺𐑊𐐯𐑅 𐐷𐑏.
		𐐣.𐐖. 𐐟𐐯𐑊𐐻𐑌.

Ori^^b^^de Village
New Mexico
M. J. Shelton Nov. 13. 1859
To B. Young
About his mission with the In-
dians - Bro. Hamblen desired we 
should stay till next fall.
Eastern Mail Rec. Feb 6 1860

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Letter to "Brigham Young", 3 April 1860
Brigham Young Office Files, General Correspondence Incoming, 
img. 1/2 (CHL MS 1234 1)
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𐐐𐐪𐑉𐑋𐐮𐑌𐐮, 𐐶𐐱𐑇𐐮𐑍𐐻𐐮𐑌 𐐿𐐵𐑌𐐻𐐮, 𐐏.𐐓.
𐐩𐐹𐑉𐐮𐑊,[[𐑋𐐪𐑉𐐽]] 3𐑉𐐼, 1860.

𐐑𐑉𐐯𐑆. 𐐒. 𐐏𐐱𐑍;
	𐐒𐐮𐑊𐐲𐑂𐐼 𐐺𐑉𐐲𐑄𐐮𐑉. 𐐮𐐻 
𐐮𐑆 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐐸𐐪𐑉𐐻-𐑁𐐯𐑊𐐻 𐑀𐑉𐐰𐐻𐐮𐐻𐑏𐐼 𐐻𐐳 𐑋𐐴 𐐐𐐯𐑂𐐮𐑌𐑊𐐮 𐐙𐐪𐑄𐐮𐑉 𐑁𐐱𐑉 𐐸𐐮𐑆
𐐹𐑉𐐮𐑆𐐮𐑉𐑂𐐮𐑍 𐐿𐐴𐑌𐐼𐑌𐐮𐑅 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐌 𐑌𐐵 𐑅𐐨𐐻 𐑋𐐴𐑅𐐯𐑊𐑁 𐐻𐐳 𐐮𐑌𐑁𐐱𐑉𐑋 𐐷𐑏 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐒𐑉.
𐐐𐐰𐑅𐐿𐐮𐑊 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑋𐐴𐑅𐐯𐑊𐑁 𐐮𐑉𐐴𐑂𐐼 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐵𐑉 𐑋𐐮𐑇𐐮𐑌 𐐻𐐳 𐑄 𐑋𐐬𐐿𐐶𐐨𐐽 𐑌𐐩𐑇𐐮𐑌 𐐱𐑌 𐑄
24𐑃 𐐲𐑊𐐻. 𐐌 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐺𐐮𐑌 𐐲𐑌𐐶𐐯𐑊 𐑅𐐮𐑌𐑅 𐑋𐐴 𐐮𐑉𐐴𐑂𐐮𐑊 𐐱𐑉 𐐴 𐐶𐐳𐐼 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐑉𐐮𐐻𐐮𐑌 𐑅𐐭𐑌𐐮𐑉.
	𐐤𐐬𐐮𐑍 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐷𐑏 𐑁𐐨𐑊 𐐩 𐐼𐐨𐐹 𐐮𐑌𐐻𐐮𐑉𐐯𐑅𐐻 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐐹𐑉𐐱𐑀𐑉𐐯𐑅 𐐱𐑂
𐐫𐑊 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐯𐑁𐐯𐐿𐐻𐑅 𐐵𐑉 𐑁𐐯𐑊𐐮 𐐺𐐨𐐮𐑍𐑆 𐐴 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐑅𐐩 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐶𐐨 𐑁𐐪𐑉 𐑅𐐲𐐿𐑅𐐨𐐼𐐮𐐼
𐐵𐑉 𐐰𐑌𐐻𐐮𐑅𐐮𐐹𐐩𐑇𐐮𐑌𐑆 𐐮𐑌 𐐯𐑅𐐻𐐰𐐺𐑊𐐮𐑇𐐮𐑍 𐐵𐑉𐑅𐐯𐑊𐑂𐑆 𐐮𐑌 ^^𐑄 𐐿𐐱𐑌𐑁𐐮𐐼𐐯𐑌𐑅^^ 𐐱𐑂 𐑄𐐬𐑆 𐐻𐐳 𐐸𐐭𐑋 𐐶𐐨
𐐶𐐯𐑉 𐑅𐐯𐑌𐐻. 𐑄𐐩𐑉 𐐻𐑉𐐩𐐼𐐮𐑇𐐮𐑌𐑆 𐐻𐐯𐑊 𐑄𐐯𐑋 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐑄𐐩 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐺𐐮𐑌 𐑂𐐯𐑉𐐮[[𐑌]] 𐑌𐑏𐑋𐐯𐑉𐐮𐑅
𐐺𐐲𐐻 𐐸𐐶𐐯𐑌 𐑄𐐩 𐑇𐐳𐐼 𐐺𐐮𐐿𐐲𐑋 𐑉𐐮𐐼𐑏𐑅𐐻 𐐻𐐳 𐐩 𐑂𐐯𐑉𐐮 𐑁𐑏, ^^𐐰𐑆 𐐰𐐻 𐐹𐑉𐐯𐑆𐐮𐑌𐐻,^^ 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐩 𐐸𐐶𐐴𐐻 𐐹𐐨𐐹𐐮𐑊
𐑇𐐳𐐼 𐐿𐐲𐑋 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐑄 𐐶𐐯𐑅𐐻 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐻𐐨𐐽 𐑄𐐯𐑋 𐐻𐐳 𐐹𐐳𐐻 𐐮𐐶𐐩 𐑄𐐩𐑉 𐑅𐐮𐑌𐑆 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐑄𐐩 𐐶𐐳𐐼
𐐼𐐭 𐑅𐐬 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐶𐐳𐐼 𐐺𐐮𐐿𐐲𐑋 𐐶𐐲𐑌 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐹𐐨𐐹𐐮𐑊 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐩 𐑀𐑉𐐩𐐻 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑋𐐴𐐻𐐮 𐐹𐐨𐐹𐐮𐑊. 𐐜𐐮𐑅
𐐻𐑉𐐩𐐼𐐮𐑇𐐮𐑌 𐑅𐐬 𐑅𐐭𐑌 𐐰𐑆 𐐶𐐨 𐐶𐐯𐑉 𐐩𐐺𐐮𐑊 𐐻𐐳 𐐻𐐫𐐿 𐐻𐐳 𐑄𐐯𐑋, 𐑀𐐩𐑂 𐐲𐑅 𐑀𐑉𐐩𐐻 𐐮𐑌𐑁𐑊𐑏𐐮𐑌𐑅 𐐰𐑆 𐑄𐐩
𐐿𐑊𐐩𐑋𐐼 𐐲𐑅 𐐻𐐳 𐐺 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐹𐐨𐐹𐐮𐑊 𐐸𐐶𐐮𐐽 𐑄𐐩𐑉 𐐻𐑉𐐩𐐼𐐮𐑇𐐮𐑌 𐑅𐐹𐐨𐐿𐑅 𐐱𐑂.
	𐐜𐐩 𐐪𐑉 𐑂𐐯𐑉𐐮 𐐰𐑍𐑇𐐮𐑅 𐐻𐐳 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐲𐑅 𐐿𐐲𐑋 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑉𐐮𐑆𐐴𐐼 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑄𐐯𐑋 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐻𐐨𐐽 𐑄𐐯𐑋. 𐑄𐐩
𐐪𐑉 𐐫𐑊𐑅𐐬 𐐰𐑍𐑇𐐮𐑅 𐐻𐐳 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐸𐐶𐐨𐑊𐑆 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑊𐐭𐑋𐑆 𐐮𐑌𐐻𐑉𐐮𐐼𐑏𐑅𐐻 𐐮𐑋𐐲𐑍 𐑄𐐯𐑋. 𐑄𐐩 𐐼𐐮𐑆𐐴𐑉 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐩
𐐒𐑊𐐰𐐿𐑅𐑋𐐮𐑃 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐩 𐐿𐐪𐑉𐐹𐐮𐑌𐐻𐐮𐑉 𐑇𐐳𐐼 𐑊𐐮𐑂 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐐱𐑉 𐑌𐐨𐑉 𐑄𐐯𐑋.
	𐐒𐑉. 𐐸𐐰𐑅𐐿𐐮𐑊 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐴 𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐹𐑊𐐬𐑉𐐼 𐑄 𐑅𐐲𐑉𐐵𐑌𐐼𐐮𐑍 𐐿𐐲𐑌𐐻𐑉𐐮 𐐺𐐲𐐻 𐐿𐐳𐐼 𐑁𐐴𐑌𐐼
𐑌𐐱𐑉 𐐸𐐨𐑉 𐐱𐑂 𐐯𐑌𐐮 𐐹𐑊𐐩𐑅 𐑌𐐨𐑉𐐮𐑉 𐑄𐐰𐑌 𐑄 𐐿𐐱𐑊𐐮𐑉𐐩𐐼𐐬 𐑁𐐱𐑉 𐐯𐑅𐐻𐐰𐐺𐑊𐐮𐑇𐐮𐑍 𐐩 𐑅𐐯𐐻𐐮𐑊𐑋𐐮𐑌𐐻.
𐐮𐐺𐐵𐐻 𐑃𐑉𐐨 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐩 𐐸𐐰𐑁 𐐼𐐩𐑆 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐑄 𐑌𐐩𐑇𐐮𐑌, 𐐰𐐻 𐐱𐑉 𐑌𐐨𐑉 𐑄 𐑋𐐵𐑃 𐐱𐑂 𐐒𐐨𐑂𐐮𐑉

𐐗𐑉𐐨𐐿. (𐐸𐐶𐐯𐑉 𐐮𐐻 𐐯𐑋𐐹𐐻𐐮𐑅 𐐮𐑌𐐻𐐳 𐑄 𐐿𐐱𐑊𐐮𐑉𐐩𐐼𐐬) 𐐱𐑌 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐑅𐐴𐐼 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐐿𐐱𐑊𐐮𐑉𐐩𐐼𐐬) 𐐮𐑆 𐑄
𐐬𐑌𐑊𐐮 𐐹𐑊𐐩𐑅 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐶𐐨 𐑁𐐵𐑌𐐼 𐐱𐑉 𐐸𐐨𐑉𐐼 𐐱𐑂 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐮𐑆 𐑅𐑏𐐻𐐮𐐺𐐮𐑊. 𐐰𐐻 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐐹𐑊𐐩𐑅 𐑄𐐰𐑉 𐐮𐑆 𐐶𐐳𐐼,
𐐶𐐱𐐻𐐮𐑉 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑀𐑉𐐰𐑅 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑅𐐲𐑁𐐮𐑇𐐮𐑌𐐻 𐑊𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑁𐐱𐑉 25 𐐱𐑉 30 𐑁𐐰𐑋𐐮𐑊𐐮𐑆. 𐐴 𐑃𐐮𐑍𐐿 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐶𐐰𐑀𐐮𐑌𐑆
𐐿𐐰𐑌 𐐺 𐐻𐐩𐐿𐐮𐑌 𐑄𐐰𐑉 𐐶𐐮𐑄𐐵𐐻 𐑁𐐪𐑉𐑄𐐮𐑉 𐐼𐐮𐑁𐐮𐐿𐐲𐑊𐐻𐐮 𐑄𐐰𐑌 𐐮𐑆 𐐿𐐱𐑌𐑅𐐮𐐿𐐶𐐯𐑌𐐻 𐐻𐐳 𐐺𐑉𐐩𐐿𐐮𐑍 𐐩 𐑉𐐬𐐼. 𐐸𐐶𐐯𐑌
𐑄 𐑉𐐬𐐼 𐐮𐑆 𐐺𐑉𐐬𐐿𐐮𐑌 𐐮𐐻 ^^𐐶𐐮𐑊^^ 𐐹𐑉𐐱𐐺𐐮𐐺𐑊𐐮 𐐻𐐩𐐿 𐑅𐐯𐑂𐐮𐑌 𐐼𐐩𐑆 𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐐸𐐨𐑉 𐐻𐐳 𐑄 𐑋𐐵𐑃 𐐱𐑂 𐐒𐐨𐑂𐐮𐑉.
𐐌 𐐺𐐮𐑊𐐨𐑂 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐑄 𐐿𐐱𐑊𐐮𐑉𐐩𐐼𐐬 𐐺𐐱𐐻𐐮𐑋𐑆 𐑋𐐩 𐐺 𐐻𐐮𐑊𐐼 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐑄𐐩 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐐹𐑉𐐮𐐼𐑏𐑅
𐑄 𐐺𐐯𐑅𐐻 𐐱𐑂 𐐿𐐱𐐻𐐮𐑌 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐻𐐮𐐺𐐰𐐿𐐬. 𐐙𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐑄 𐐮𐑋𐐹𐐱𐑅𐐮𐐺𐐮𐑊𐐮𐐻𐐮 𐐱𐑂 𐐰𐐹𐑉𐐬𐐽𐐮𐑍 𐑄𐐯𐑋
𐑁𐑉𐐱𐑋 𐑄 𐑊𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄𐐩 𐐶𐐳𐐼 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐐻𐐳 𐐺 𐑂𐐮𐑆𐐮𐐻𐐮𐐼 𐐮𐑌 𐑅𐑋𐐫𐑊 𐐺𐐬𐐻𐑅. 𐐰𐑆 𐐼𐐵𐐻𐑊𐐮𐑅, 𐑋𐐯𐑌𐐮 𐐱𐑂 𐑄𐐯𐑋
𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐑌𐐯𐑂𐐮𐑉 𐐺𐐮𐑌 𐐯𐐿𐑅𐐹𐑊𐐬𐑉𐐼 𐐺𐐴 𐐩 𐐿𐐴𐐷𐐬𐐻𐐮, [[𐑊𐐯]] 𐑋𐐲𐐽 𐑊𐐯𐑅 𐐩 𐐹𐐴𐐷𐑏𐐻.
	𐐈𐑆 𐐰𐑌 𐐮𐑌𐑅𐐻𐐰𐑌𐑅 ^^𐐱𐑂^^ 𐑄 𐐮𐑌𐑁𐑊𐐳𐐮𐑌𐑅 𐐶𐐨 𐑀𐐩𐑌𐐼 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐹𐐨𐐹𐐮𐑊 𐐮𐐻 𐐮𐑆 𐑅𐐲𐑁𐐮𐑇𐐮𐑌𐐻 𐐻𐐳
𐑅𐐩 𐑄𐐰𐐻, 𐐶𐐮𐑄𐐵𐐻 𐑅𐐬𐑊𐐮𐑅𐐮𐐻𐐩𐑇𐐮𐑌, 𐑄𐐩 𐑀𐐩𐑂 𐐲𐑅 𐐻𐐭 𐐸𐐱𐑉𐑅𐐮𐑆, 𐑅𐐰𐐼𐐮𐑊𐑆, 𐐺𐑉𐐴𐐼𐐮𐑊, 𐑉𐐬𐐹𐑅, 𐐮𐑌 
𐑁𐐰𐐿𐐻 𐐩 𐐿𐐱𐑋𐐹𐑊𐐨𐐻 “𐐻𐑉𐐰𐑂𐐮𐑊𐐮𐑍 𐐵𐐻𐑁𐐮𐐻.” 𐑄𐐩 𐑁𐐲𐑉𐑌𐐮𐑇𐐻 𐐲𐑅 𐐹𐑉𐐮𐑂𐐮𐑈𐐮𐑌𐑆 𐐻𐐳 𐐼𐐭 𐐲𐑅 𐐸𐐬𐑋
𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑌𐐲𐑋𐐺𐐮𐑉𐑆 𐐺𐑉𐐫𐐻 𐐹𐑉𐐮𐑂𐐮𐑈𐐮𐑌 𐐻𐐳 𐐲𐑅 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐶𐐨 𐐸𐐰𐐼 𐐻𐐳 𐑉𐐮𐑁𐑏𐑆 𐐮𐑌 𐐿𐐱𐑌𐑅𐐿𐐶𐐯𐑌𐑅
𐐱𐑂 𐐸𐐰𐑂𐐮𐑍 𐐫𐑊 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐶𐐨 𐐿𐐳𐐼 𐐹𐐰𐐿. 𐑌𐐲𐑋𐐺𐐮𐑉𐑆 𐐱𐑂 𐑄𐐯𐑋 𐐿𐐩𐑋 𐑌𐐨𐑉 𐑇𐐯𐐼𐐮𐑍 𐐻𐐨𐑉𐑆 𐐰𐐻 𐐵𐑉
𐑊𐐨𐑂𐐮𐑍 𐑄𐐩 𐐶𐐯𐑉 𐐬𐑂𐐮𐑉 𐐰𐑍𐑇𐐮𐑅 𐑁𐐱𐑉 𐐲𐑅 𐐻𐐳 𐑉𐐮𐑋𐐩𐑌 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑄𐐯𐑋. 𐐺𐐲𐐻 𐑄 𐑅𐐹𐐮𐑉𐐮𐐻 𐐼𐐮𐐿𐐻𐐩𐐻𐐮𐐼 𐐲𐑄𐐮𐑉𐐶𐐴𐑆.
	𐐌 𐐼𐐮𐐼 𐑌𐐱𐐻 𐑅𐐲𐐿𐑅𐐨𐐼 𐐮𐑌 𐑊𐐲𐑉𐑌𐐮𐑍 𐑄𐐯𐑋 𐐻𐐳 𐑉𐐴𐐻 𐐰𐑆 𐑄 𐐼𐐰𐑌𐑅𐐮𐑍 𐐿𐐱𐑋𐐯𐑌𐑅𐐻
𐑇𐐱𐑉𐐻𐑊𐐮 𐐪𐑁𐐻𐐮𐑉 𐐵𐑉 𐐮𐑉𐐴𐑂𐐮𐑊 𐑄𐐩𐑉 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐿𐐱𐑌𐐻𐐮𐑌𐐷𐐮𐐼 𐐲𐑌𐐻𐐮𐑊 𐐶𐐨 𐑊𐐯𐑁𐐻. 𐐺𐐲𐐻 𐐴 𐐰𐑋 𐑅𐐰𐐻𐐮𐑅-
𐑁𐐴𐐼 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐐹𐑉𐐱𐐹𐐮𐑉 𐐿𐐪𐑉𐐼𐑆 𐐌 𐐿𐐰𐑌 𐑊𐐲𐑉𐑌 𐑄𐐯𐑋 𐐻𐐳 𐑉𐐴𐐻 𐐮𐑌 𐐶𐐲𐑌 𐐶𐐮𐑌𐐻𐐮𐑉 𐑋𐐬𐑉. 𐐌 𐐸𐐰𐑂
𐑄 𐐴𐑅 𐐻𐐱𐑊𐐮𐑉𐐮𐐺𐑊𐐮 𐐶𐐯𐑊 𐐺𐑉𐐬𐐿𐐮𐑌.
	𐐤𐐱𐐻 𐐶𐐮𐑇𐐮𐑍 𐐻𐐳 𐑋𐐩𐐿 𐑄𐐮𐑅 𐐿𐐱𐑋𐐷𐑏𐑌𐐮𐐿𐐩𐑇𐐮𐑌 𐐬𐑂𐐮𐑉𐑊𐐮 𐑊𐐯𐑍𐑃𐐮, 𐐰𐑆, 𐐮𐑁 𐐹𐑉𐐱𐑂𐐮𐐼𐐯𐑌𐑅
𐑅𐐬 𐐼𐐮𐑉𐐯𐐿𐐻𐑅, 𐐴 𐐸𐐬𐐹 𐐻𐐳 𐑅𐐨 𐐷𐑏 𐐨𐑉 𐑊𐐱𐑍. 𐐌 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐑅𐐲𐐺𐑅𐐿𐑉𐐴𐐺 𐑋𐐴𐑅𐐯𐑊𐑁
	𐐷𐑏𐑉 𐐺𐑉𐐲𐑄𐐮𐑉 𐐮𐑌 𐑄 𐑀𐐱𐑅𐐹𐐮𐑊
	𐐣.𐐖. 𐐟𐐯𐑊𐐻𐐮𐑌.

(𐐑.𐐝.) 𐐣𐐴 𐐾𐐲𐑉𐑌𐐮𐑊 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐑄𐐰𐐻 𐐹𐐬𐑉𐑇𐐮𐑌 𐐱𐑂 𐑄 𐑊𐐰𐑍𐐿𐐶𐐮𐐾 𐑄𐐰𐐻
𐐴 𐐸𐐰𐑂 𐑉𐐮𐐼𐑏𐑅𐐻 𐐻𐐳 𐑉𐐴𐐻𐐮𐑍. 𐐴 𐐶𐐮𐑊 𐐺𐑉𐐮𐑍 𐐶𐐮𐑄 𐑋𐐨 𐐸𐐶𐐯𐑌
𐐴 𐐿𐐲𐑋.
	𐐣.𐐖.𐐟.

Letter
April 3. 1860
M.J. Shelton
To B. Young.
Visit to the Moquitch Indians
April 30, 1860