Show s I 1 correspondence i GREAT SALT LAKE city aug 1858 st S t a EDITOR DESERET NEWS arit 21 harin harln havin having been ie requested quested liy by numerous numer numerous oui ouk friends frienda to publish the accompanying letters lettera and ob bained the permission of col Coo keto kelto do so Ishall feel obliged d by your insertion of them I 1 in the 2 very respectfully 7 yours in christ lt JAMES JAXES I 1 I 1 L great salt silt lake city cily IT TT T 1 ma may y 4 1858 v k i 1 1 t SIR 11 in looking through V filea filiz of eastern papers lately received t siw saw a letter to have been wi written ritten by you and dated atcas scott nov 29 1857 in lit that lett iett letter ietter eryou yoli assert that the Mor moona roona are a letof set of cowards like all bullies raf I 1 am what is ge ne rally raily termed a mormon and as such served my country honorably under your coin coln command mand your statements I 1 con sijer bider 1 most mosi unwarranted and a very tery ungenerous return for the sincere respect C t entertain entertainer ei for you by the Battalio nandi inde indeed edh eds the whole mormon people I 1 sincerely trust that you have it IL in your power to toi disclaim the authorship of that let iet ter it if not ag an american citizen and a ieh jeh gen tieman tle tie moan roan spurning il the epithets hurled at mein main conn exi exl witha people of bf whom in the midst of their worst misfortunes I 1 am dru proud I 1 cifrak ask you yov kindly and ana with respect to make apology which your own high behs ehe of honor is due lod iod I 1 have the honor to remain most respectfully ac jares lares JA X Es yea YER brig geil mil U TJ geat lt col P st SL geo gem cooked 1 Dra dragoons zoong U IL S A tig tic e 1 camp scott r w I 1 head quarters ad dragoons dragogna Dra goona calop faulk faulkner fauikner june 8 1858 sir sin i I 1 I 1 haie hiie i this thia day bece received i ved your letter of may ath tes respecting p acting ahe the kuth auth authenticity of a letter lettry which you ou flay aay was i published in an ekern newspaper news rens paper purporting to baye bave been written by ine int in ay iy and in which kahnert ras Kaa gert wert the mor mons are a set of cowards 11 like ilke ke all aspiss iiii and I 1 rote lio iio no such letter ietter brote po no letter for publication I 1 never wor tor spike ghia iaia uch I 1 left cal cai camp m scitt november and did not return the letter you sayi say aay wa dated the I 1 neer neree av saw such a artter in khi pic papers 1 0 or I 1 r heard beard of its existence until lately aia ai aga as a ra rumor in or from salt like ct city I 1 thank you ms me of this mysterious forgery for tor gerv my alv anae of the performance of the mormon battalion was wai expressed expressed at S san n luls LUIB R rcy ray py in an order which you kemem br her arld arid chich stands printed lna inA in a senata enate document ina and I 1 can call only ioor arfer to my connect tian ou q gri ii ohp battalion but Bit I 1 tallon ilion ste staff tt ai ag a C 6 OV aud and 1 ati ali 1 p plea 1 earnt sant h one I 1 irr w s i re 1 r vi ns your 0 nell hell hc lint tont servant i 0 hi h p ST si go 3 r I 1 L ll 11 C col ad 2 d drag gemme lon gon won son gon r w calr eit dit eif calv 11 P r 1 ut utah Terri core Corr J v s |