% Marion Jackson Shelton Correspondence % Transcription © Illinois Deseret Consortium 2026 ========================================= Letter to George A. Smith, 13 November 1859 George A. Smith Papers, General Correspondence Incoming, imgs. 24–25/60 (CHL MS 1322) ========================================= rAIb IlEj, mokwIc neSVn, n𐑏 mEksIko. ovEmbr 13. 1859 .. mIT, ir brVDr, AI fil TaNfUl DIs mQrnIN Dat am ebl tU kQm𐑏nIket Dat AI am seflI hir, and Dat prQspEkts Ar flatrIN In EvrI rIspEkt In rIleSVn tU DIs mISVn. med mAI fAInl stArt frQt wASINtn sy Qn D 16T Vlt. and ovrtUg r. amblIn 27 mAIlz AUt. at e ples kOld “rQk kanyVn.” t DIs ples Der Iz e smOl strim Qv wQtr and kUd kras and wUd. e s𐑏tabl Vrd-grAUnd fQr 300 hEd Qv katl Qr hQrsEz. DIs ples Iz sAUT-ist frQm QSINtn. sEkVnd wQtr Iz 42 mAIlz frQm Qk kanyVn. vErI lItl sAUT Qv ist, nemd “

AIp prINz.” rQm DIs ples tU “AUntn prINz,” 32 mAIlz. iz sprINz Ar sIty𐑏etEd Qn D wEst sAId Qv D VkskIn AUntn. AUT-ist frQm pAIp sprINz, frQm mAUntn sprINz akrQs D VkskIn AUntn 42 mAIlz In [[e s]] an ist- rlI dIrEkSVn tU “ekVb’z

ul.” frQm ekVb’z

ul tU novVskoSI 18 mAIlz. lItl sAUT Qv ist. rQm n.s. tU kQlQredo 15 mAIlz, -nQrT Qv ist,- frQm k. [modified Q]p ivr krik 3 mAIlz. -nQrT-. rQm .. tU 𐑏tA trel. 22 mAIlz. -nQrTwEst. rQm .. tU Qk

as' 13 mAIlz. -nQrT Qv nQrTwEst.- frQm .

. tU QlQredo. 5 mAIlz -ist.- (ir wi krQst D QlQredo.) 2[[2]]5 mAIlz, -wEst Qv sAUT,-tU QtnwUd krik. rQm .. tU "rQk esn 30 mAIlz.-e lItl ist Qv sAUT- rQm rQk esn. tU flat rQk 23 mAIlz -ist Qv sAUT- (hir wi dIskVvrd encEnt r𐑏nz) frQm f.r. 22 mAIlz tU wicVm Ivip - AUT-ist- frQm k.t. tU orAIb vIlEj. 35 mAIlz-sAUT-ist.- rQm w[[A]]aSINtn tU rQk kanyVn D kVntrI Iz kVvrd wID sand, sandrQk and sej brVS. rVm r.k. tU VkskIn mAUntn Iz e gUd kVntrI- tU D rAIt an ImEns plen kVvrd wID splEndId kras. tU D lEft hIlz kVvrd wID sidarz. VkskIn mAUntIn Iz kVvrd wID gUd kras.

Inyonz and tOl pAInz, and Iz wVn Qv D mAUntnz. It haz inVf polz Qn It tU fEns In 𐑏tO! rQm Dar [[hir Iz]] [[e dEsErt]], tU krQsIN Qv D QlQredo Iz e EzErt, barEn rQks, and sand. We arrived at Flat Rock Aftr nAIt and kUd nQt fAInd wQtr. Aftr wi had kOn tU slip sVm

AIy𐑏ts kem tU Vs and told Vs hwer D wQtr wQz. so wi wEnt tU It D nEkst mQrnIN and rImend Dat de. ftr rEkfast AI tUk mAI gVn and stArtEd AUt hVntIN. klAImd D hAIEst pik AI kUd fAInd and dIskVvrd tresEz Qv encEnt r𐑏nz. wOl bIlt Qv kQbl stonz, sImIlar tU Dat at D

rEzIdEnt's, EkstEndIN Vpwardz Qv 4 mAIlz nQrT and sAUT. n sVm plesEz It Iz 15 fit hAI. Vt haz bIn Inj𐑏rd vErI mVc bAI ErTkweks Qr kQnvVlSVnz Qv sVm kAInd. pQn e klosEr EksamIneSVn AI fAUnd anVDr wOl abAUt et rQds frQm D fVrst rVnIN paralEl wID It. wEnt tU kamp and told D brVDrEn hwQt AI had fAUnd; sVm dAUtEd and sVm bIlivd, so wi Ol wEnt and EksamInd and fAUnd It az rIletEd. and mEnI wEr D kwirIz In rIleSVn tU hu dVn It, hwEn wQz It dVn, &c, &c. [modified ]nkoIN Vp bItwin D wOlz wi fElt Dat wi wEr wOkIN In wVn Qv D strits Qv an encEnt sItI. had nQt tAIm tU Eksplor az TVrolI az AI wUd lAIk tU du. AU fQr Diz . De Ar ovr mi and arAUnd mi lUkIN at mi rAIt. De Ol war blaNkEts hwIc De mek. De Ar vErI IndVstrIVs. Der hAUzEz Ar bIlt Qv VndrEst rQk and mQrtar. frQm wVn tU for storIz hAI. De Ar vErI kAInd[[n]] tU mi and "OlIz rAIt."

liz kIv mAI rIgArdz tU Ant aTSIba and s𐑏zan, Qrj and aTSIba and Ol D foks and bIliv mi y𐑏[[r]] rVDr In D Qspl -..Eltn. wIl tEl y𐑏 mor hwEn AI si y𐑏 - hwIc wIl prQbIblI b nEkst fOl. ... ========================================= Letter to "Beloved Brothers", 13 November 1859 George A. Smith Papers, General Correspondence Incoming, img. 26/60 (CHL MS 1322) ========================================= rAIb IlEj. n𐑏 mEksIko. ov. 13. 1859. IlVvd rVDrz, am sItIN Qn tQp Qv mAI dwElIN rAItIN. we wi gEt IntU AUr hAUs Iz Tru e ltl skwar hol In D ruf. i ko dAUn e ladr and hwEn wi kEt dAUn wi hav tU stand stupIN Qr bVmp AUr hEdz. EstErde mQrnIN AI tUk brEkfast wID wVn Qv mAI rEd frEndz. wEnt Vp IntU D TVrd storI and sitEd mAIsElf Qn D flor bIsAId mAI frEnd. D ledI Qv D hAUs brOt e "cAkAptV," Qr VrTanjAr, fUl Qv sup, and e baskEt fUl Qv "pik," (A brEd rIzEm- blIN bl𐑏 rapIN pepEr foldEd) old ledI sitEd hVrsElf, A lItl bl𐑏 Olso and lastlI D kat tU Its ples wID Its hEd In D sup and Its tel Qn D pik. so wi brok pik dIpt sup wID AUr fINgErz and had e mErI brEkfast. iz orAIbIz bit D QrmVnz fQr cIldrEn. e f𐑏 dQkz and kats and hQrsEz, e gUd mEnI Sip, tVrkIz, and cIknz wID lQts Qv picEz, kQrn, binz, mElVnz, rEd pEpEr, skwQSEz &c, Diz TINz De rez. [[I]] Er wVrkSQps Ar VndEr grAUnd. DEr wVrk Iz ciflI mekIN blaNkEts and bElts Qv wul - De rez sVm kQtn. and Ar nQt [[d]] adIktEd tU bEgIN, bVt Ar vErI IntElIjEnt and IndVstrIVs IndIanz rAIt jokINlI bVt tr𐑏fUlI. bVt, brVDrz, AI Sal si y𐑏 nEkst fOl and wIl hav [[h]]lVrnd mor abAUt Diz foks bAI Dat tAIm and DEn wi'l hav bIg tOks tUgEDr. 𐑏rz, ..Eltn. U ..mIT, .EntlI, .ambl, .., .. and VDrz. ========================================= Letter to "Brigham Young", 13 November 1859 Brigham Young Office Files, General Correspondence Incoming, img. 1–3/4 (CHL MS 1234 1) ========================================= rAIb vIlEj, n𐑏 mEksIko. ovEmbr 13T 1859 IlVvd

rEzIdEnt yQN, tek plEZVr In rIportIN Dat AI ArAIvd hir In kVmpanI wID br. amblIn Qn D 11T Inst. and br. askEl and AI hav tekn kwArtErz hir fQr wVn yir. r amblIn haz kAIndlI fVrnISt Vs wID e bif. Ol mAI rAItIN metirIal ArAIvd sef. orAIbIz Ar glad tU hav Vs ste and lVrn Der laNgwej. wIc AI TINk wi wIl akQmplIS izIlI. hav no blakbord bVt AI hav bIn dAUn Qn e sand baNk wID for Qv D yVN mEn Qv DIs vIlEj and D fVrst lEsn De lVrnt .. and . and kan mek DEm wIDAUt biIN Sod hAU. e tek gret IntErEst In It and sim tU VndErstand hwat It Iz fQr. e hav fVrnISt Vs e kVmfVrtabl lItl rum tU lIv In and trit Vs vErI kAIndlI dIzAIr y𐑏r prerz and feT Dat wi me du mVc gUd hir r. amblIn dIzAIrz Dat wi SUd ste VntIl nEkst fOl hwIc agriz wID mAI filINz. Vt AI Sal liv hwEn Der Iz nVTIN Els tU du. Qd blEs y𐑏. .. Eltn. 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 ========================================= Letter to "Brigham Young", 3 April 1860 Brigham Young Office Files, General Correspondence Incoming, img. 1/2 (CHL MS 1234 1) ========================================= ArmInI, wQSINtIn kAUntI, .. eprIl,[[mArc]] 3rd, 1860.

rEz. . QN; IlVvd brVDIr. It Iz wID hArt-fElt gratIt𐑏d tU mAI EvInlI ADIr fQr hIz prIzIrvIN kAIndnIs Dat nAU sit mAIsElf tU InfQrm y𐑏 Dat r. askIl and mAIsElf IrAIvd frQm AUr mISIn tU D mokwic neSIn Qn D 24T Vlt. hav bIn VnwEl sIns mAI IrAIvIl Qr AI wUd hav rItIn sunIr. oIN Dat y𐑏 fil e dip IntIrEst In D prQgrEs Qv Ol Dat EfEkts AUr fElI biINz AI wIl se Dat wi fAr sVksidId AUr antIsIpeSInz In EstablISIN AUrsElvz In ^^D kQnfIdEns^^ Qv Doz tU hum wi wEr sEnt. Der tredISInz tEl DEm Dat De hav bIn vErI[[n]] n𐑏mErIs bVt hwEn De SUd bIkVm rId𐑏st tU e vErI f𐑏, ^^az at prEzInt,^^ Dat e hwAIt pipIl SUd kVm frQm D wEst and tic DEm tU pUt Iwe Der sInz and Dat De wUd du so and wUd bIkVm wVn wID Dat pipIl and e gret and mAItI pipIl. Is tredISIn so sun az wi wEr ebIl tU tOk tU DEm, gev Vs gret Infl𐑏Ins az De klemd Vs tU b Dat pipIl hwIc Der tredISIn spiks Qv. e Ar vErI aNSIs tU hav Vs kVm and rIzAId wID DEm and tic DEm. De Ar Olso aNSIs tU hav hwilz and lumz IntrId𐑏st ImVN DEm. De dIzAIr Dat e laksmIT and e kArpIntIr SUd lIv wID Qr nir DEm. r. haskIl and AI Eksplord D sVrAUndIN kVntrI bVt kUd fAInd nQr hir Qv EnI ples nirIr Dan D kQlIredo fQr EstablISIN e sEtIlmInt. IbAUt Tri and e haf dez frQm D neSIn, at Qr nir D mAUT Qv ivIr rik. (hwEr It EmptIs IntU D kQlIredo) Qn DIs sAId Qv D kQlIredo) Iz D onlI ples Dat wi fAUnd Qr hird Qv Dat Iz s𐑏tIbIl. at DIs ples Dar Iz wUd, wQtIr and gras and sVfISInt land fQr 25 Qr 30 famIlIz. AI TINk Dat wagInz kan b tekIn Dar wIDAUt fArDIr dIfIkVltI Dan Iz kQnsIkwEnt tU brekIN e rod. hwEn D rod Iz brokIn It ^^wIl^^ prQbIblI tek sEvIn dez frQm hir tU D mAUT Qv ivIr. bIliv Dat D kQlIredo bQtImz me b tIld and Dat De wIl prId𐑏s D bEst Qv kQtIn and tIbako. rQm D ImpQsIbIlItI Qv aprocIN DEm frQm D land De wUd hav tU b vIzItId In smOl bots. az dAUtlIs, mEnI Qv DEm hav nEvIr bIn Eksplord bAI e kAIyotI, [[lE]] mVc lEs e pAIy𐑏t. z an Instans ^^Qv^^ D InflUIns wi gend wID Dat pipIl It Iz sVfISInt tU se Dat, wIDAUt solIsIteSIn, De gev Vs tu hQrsIz, sadIlz, brAIdIl, rops, In fakt e kQmplit “travIlIN AUtfIt.” De fVrnISt Vs prIvIZInz tU du Vs hom and nVmbIrz brOt prIvIZIn tU Vs Dat wi had tU rIf𐑏z In kQnskwEns Qv havIN Ol Dat wi kUd pak. nVmbIrz Qv DEm kem nir SEdIN tirz at AUr livIN De wEr ovIr aNSIs fQr Vs tU rImen wID DEm. bVt D spIrIt dIktetId VDIrwAIz. dId nQt sVksid In lVrnIN DEm tU rAIt az D dansIN kQmEnst SQrtlI AftIr AUr IrAIvIl Der and kQntInyId VntIl wi lEft. bVt AI am satIs- fAId Dat wID prQpIr kArdz kan lVrn DEm tU rAIt In wVn wIntIr mor. hav D AIs tQlIrIblI wEl brokIn. Qt wISIN tU mek DIs kQmy𐑏nIkeSIn ovIrlI lENTI, az, If prQvIdEns so dIrEkts, AI hop tU si y𐑏 ir lQN. wIl sVbskrAIb mAIsElf y𐑏r brVDIr In D gQspIl .. EltIn. (

..) AI jVrnIl and Dat porSIn Qv D laNkwIj Dat AI hav rId𐑏st tU rAItIN. AI wIl brIN wID mi hwEn AI kVm. ... Letter April 3. 1860 M.J. Shelton To B. Young. Visit to the Moquitch Indians April 30, 1860