| Show A LETTER the accompanying letter was waa hand band ed to the by a member of the family of the late elder bider thomas bul jock it ta le kept a its a precious relic oi of early times la in utah the letter wo we written here and sent to england from where it was wa afterward afterwards after warda carrie back the paper ou on which it was wae written haa bas become a little dingy b age ge put we he writing in IB as aa clear a as the day it 14 war penned it Is IB in the almost lidd style of elder eider bullock lock an easy to read as a though it were printed for elder bullock bollock was wa one 0 of the best beat penmen that ever came valley he fie was wai a member of the abe biral pioneer bond band and aind hta bid recital of eventa event connected with hlee ariy life to the experiences at the exodus sodir from nauvoo the manifests bot ef 61 divine love the lord sent lent qualls to food feed the famishing saints in ID ur sho low iowa WIlder nessi the providential carsover care over the pioneer company and the evident joy that filled elder bullook bullock at the ability and opportunity to declare the gospel message will bring a thrill to the hearts of those who experienced perien perlen ced and recall the scenes ot of early days and who know knew the writer of the letter as a humble bumble BID cere devout diligent follower of the lord whose integrity and tor for the right gained for him filin the esteem of the people his letter written to him bir cousin at Mac macclesfield clesfield cheshire england feado SALT LAKE CITY deseret north america sept 21 1850 dear cousin thomas A few days ago my eyes were gladdened with the sight of your letter dated january 18 1849 which oame to hand by one of the companies of emigrating saints to this place and I 1 shall be happy to render any favor that lies in my power to your former servant mr eyres when I 1 see him and from whom I 1 hope to 10 learn many particulars tic ulars about my relatives in cheshire for they are many and I 1 do hope and expect that when you have received th this you will enter into correspondence with me which may prove of great benefit to the living I 1 am happy that your recollections recollection ot me have been revived and I 1 thank you and my uncle very kindly indeed lor for that genealogical sheet which you so kindly sent to me and if it is not too great I 1 a tax on your labors I 1 should be happier still to see the f fullest list that you can possibly make both of the living and dead that I 1 can have it posted in my office and have it as aa a daily that I 1 am the representative of as numerous a family as any other man can boast of it it is too tedious tor for you I 1 feel assured that my dear cousins your sisters si al aters will cheerfully assist you in this u undertaking n der taking and any request for assistance a n oe they may make upon me I 1 shall cheerfully endeavor to comply with I 1 remember well when the bullock family alone carried the election for recorder of macclesfield Mao Mac clesfield in 1829 and thal thai was the foundation of my life t tor you no doubt heard that in march la I 1 was taken into the law office of john cruso esq in leek where I 1 continued until 1838 when I 1 entered the excise depar department and advanced through every grade and in every place with satisfaction to my superior officers and all with whom I 1 was connected I 1 officiated in hereford a shire hire Monmouth shire worcestershire then went to carrickmacross distillery in monaghan county ireland was then promoted to a ride in the island of Ang anglesea leses from thence I 1 petitioned for removal to some place where I 1 could speak the same language and they made a new ride near where I 1 had as pleasant a berth as man con d desire where re mormonism so no called vulgarly came along I 1 received an ordination as an elder and commenced preaching the same principles that caused your mr al eyres a very diligent servant to leave your employ employ and no doubt he W was and is in nine much respected by you iwas I 1 was respected by all I 1 had to do with and they felt sorry when the time came for me to leave but I 1 did leave all father brother uncles aunts cousins cousin houses possessions and friends in order to serve the lord by gathering to where his people li ved in crossing the ocean I 1 saw the wonders ot of the deep know what it is to he be shipwrecked ever every mast j and sail being carried away in a squall but yet the lord was with us and delivered us out of that trial also I 1 went to nauvoo and built a good house made improvements and was driven from them by a ruthless mob at the point of the bayonet with the merciful hint that they would shoot me down for being ft al mormon I 1 was sick and afflicted nigh unto death my wife my child children my mr blind mother in law al albasing all shaking baking wi with renai the fever and ague in this condition wo w were carried down to the mississippi river and put over on the west side without one pound of bread tp eat although persecuted by men thank god I 1 was waa not forsaken by him for lo 10 as in days day of old the quails came from heaven and flew into our midst and the little children from six to ten years old caught them alive with their hands and we were fed by him who led fed elijah elija in the wilderness from that moment all the sick began to improve until we all got well praise the lord I 1 was one of the pioneers who started out led by president brigham young to search out a place where were the saints could settle down in when we were guided to this valley in the mountains over mountains and deserts and through canyons no living white man had been before after staying about five weeks and establishing a colony where we laid the dounda tion for a fort which enclosed forty eight acres ot of ground broke over one hundred and eighty acres of ground and planted it with all manner of seeds wp we then left the valley and returned to our famil families lesi having traveled to and fro 2060 muss milea with our wagons all alive not an accident to anyone which is in unparalleled la modern history the next spring we resumed our journey with our fa milie and again traversed the distance without any serious accident my family arrived on the of september 1848 all well in one week afterwards my wife presented me with a daughter and on the of july last she gave me a lovely boy As an I 1 have given yon a short sketch ketch of my life you may ask and what do you yog now do tor for a living I 1 am sworn in A recorder e of lands for great BEL salt it lake county I 1 am clerk of great salt lake county court I 1 am recorder for the perpetual emigrating fund to remove the poor to this place I 1 am reporter of all public business I 1 am honored with the office of secretary to the pint first areol denoy dency and have the privilege of receiving instructions which tens of thousands thousand of people would be glad to have I 1 am secretary to the mint in this place under president young more than all I 1 have been ordained as an one of the seventies and am empowered to preach the gospel of life and salvation to my fellow man which is contained contAin edin in these few words belief on jesus christ as the son of god his birth crucifixion resurrection and aroen ascension sion into heaven repentance of all former sins with a determined desire to live the remainder of your lives to his honor and glory baptism for the alie remission of your past sins eins the laying on of hands of the elders of israel for the gift of the holy ghost and to prepare tor for the second coming of christ to reign triumphant on the earth you may consider this a curious oom corn men mene cement ement ot of our epistolary acquaint ance but it is nevertheless true and may you consider well the truths herein contained and receive light and intelligence hereon and may peace be and abide on you and your house from this time forth from your affectionate cousin THOMAS BULLOCK give my love and kind regards to your father brother and sisters si stera and I 1 sham shall anxiously wait for an answer |
