Having been advised to make my=
	self thoroughly acquainted with the Deseret
Alphabet, I submit the following, as the result
of my studies and researches, for your examination.
	For convenience I will call 𐐀, 𐐁, 𐐂, 𐐃, 𐐄,
𐐅, 𐐆, 𐐇, 𐐈, 𐐉, 𐐊, 𐐋 vowels, and the other characters (excepting 
𐐍, 𐐌 and {𐐆𐐋}) consonants.
	𐐑, 𐐓, 𐐗, 𐐙 and 𐐛 take 𐐝 before or after without 
a vowel intervening; but not 𐐞.
	𐐒, 𐐔, 𐐘, 𐐚, and 𐐜 take 𐐞 in like manner, but 
not 𐐝. 𐐕, 𐐖, 𐐟, 𐐠, 𐐝 and 𐐞 will take neither 𐐝 nor 𐐞
before or after, without a vowel intervenes.
	𐐡, 𐐢, 𐐣 and 𐐤 at the beginning of a word or
syllable will take 𐐝 or 𐐞 before: but not after -- at
the end of a word or syllable they take 𐐝 or 𐐞 after
but not before. 𐐥 takes 𐐞 before or after, but not 𐐝.
𐐏 and 𐐎 take all the consonants before, but none
after -- All the vowels after, but none before.
	𐐐 begins a word or syllable, but does not end 
either -- (in english) takes all the vowels, diphthong, 𐐡, 𐐢,
𐐏 and 𐐎 after, but no other consonant.
	𐐡 and 𐐢 take all the consonants (except 
𐐏 and 𐐎) before in the beginning of a word
or syllable. In ending a word or syllable they
take the same (excepting 𐐐) [[b]] after and not before.
	𐐓 and 𐐤 in the ending of a word or syllable
take 𐐑, 𐐒, 𐐓, 𐐔, 𐐕, 𐐖, 𐐗, 𐐘, 𐐙, 𐐚, 𐐛, 𐐜, 𐐝, 𐐞, 𐐟 or 𐐠 after, but
in no instance do they take them either before
or after in beginning a word or syllable.
	In the termination of the past pa[[i]]rticiple
𐐑, 𐐗, 𐐙, 𐐛, 𐐕, 𐐟 ^𐐝^ take 𐐓 (these are a ^few^ exceptions to this
by some; but according to the genus of [[of]] the lang=
uage they ought not to exist). 𐐒, 𐐘, 𐐚, 𐐜, 𐐖, 𐐞, 𐐠, 𐐡, 𐐢,
𐐓, 𐐤 and 𐐥 takes 𐐔. When a verb ends with
𐐓 or 𐐔 it takes “𐐯𐐼” in forming the past-
tense. (x Organs of speech)

	Dr Webster’s exposition of the Vowel
sounds is so complicated that it is an ar=
duous task to extricate them. But in my
researches I find that he sustains eighteen
simple [[i]]vowel sounds, samples of which
may be found in the following examples
	eat, event, ill;	far, are, hack:
	all, nor, not; 	ale, hair, wet
	bat, horologiographic; nut; soon, sew, book.
	It is said by some that we have no
need of this middle sound as the accent modifies 
the long or short sound. I find this to be
the case in many instances; but, according 
to Dr Webster, accent is only a lengthening or
shortening of the vowel sound (see unabridged[[)]]
Edition, page 8) Where the accent does not
affect the vowel in the accented syllable it
affects that of the preceeding one.
	We have {𐐆𐐋} with which we spell 𐑌{𐐮𐐳}, 𐑅{𐐮𐐳}, 
𐑉{𐐮𐐳}. These words are not pronounced like view
which should be sp[[l]]elled 𐑂𐐮{𐐮𐐳}. This {𐐆𐐋}, then, is
the second sound of 𐐅. I infer from this, that
we may wri[[i]]te “𐐮-𐑂𐐯𐑌𐐻, 𐐐𐐯-𐑉, 𐑌𐑎𐑉, 𐐈-𐑉, 𐐸𐐲-𐑉𐐲-𐑊𐐲-𐐾𐐮-𐐲-𐑀𐑉𐐰𐑁𐐮𐐿,
𐐝{𐐆𐐋} &c. In writing, use may strike the hyphen
through the character, as above; but in printing
the hyphen may come after the character.
	As we do not join the characters in writing, we
may adopt this I for the short sound of 𐐀 and retain
this 𐐆 for the middle sound.
	𐐍 is composed of 𐑎{𐐮𐐳}, and 𐐌, of 𐐰-𐐮-.
	In conclusion allow me to say that great
advantages would accrue to pupils if teachers
would spend a portion of time in teaching the
elementary sounds of the human voice.
	With due respect, I am yours in the Gospel
	of Christ	MJ Shelton



Pres. B. Young,
	I propose
the following plan for
the Pamphlet we were
speaking of.
	To be Prefaced
with the Powers of the
Deseret Characters com-
pared with the Roman
Characters.
	Spanish and English
Nouns, [[p]]Pronouns, Adjectives,
Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, 
Articles &c. with a few 
explanatory notes on the
Endings of the Nouns
and Verbs.

Christ’s Sermon
on the Mount and
the Lord’s Prayer with
literal translations
	I am your bro.
	In the Cause
	of Truth
		M. J. Shelton



Seller[?]
		July 1859
M.J. Shelton to 
		B. Young
about getting up a Pamphlet