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Letter from, Henry Willard Brizzee to, Ann Long Didsbury Brizzee
Letter courtesy of, Roger Curnutt, Las Vegas, Nevada
January 21, 1870 Shutesberry, Franklin Co., Mass
My Ever Dear and loving Wife
It is with the greatest of pleasure that I acknowledge the receipt of your very welcome favor from the 7th - - - informing me of your good health. It came to hand on the 14th but was in the office on the 13th coming through in 6 days; also yours of Dec. 4th which I got later. You cannot imagine how much (sic) good your letters do me. They are the greatest of consolation to me and if you knew how mutch (sic) pleasure they were to me, you would devote all your spare time in writing. Do you know that the good cheer of the wife’s (sic) of the Elder’s has a great deal to do with comforting them and helping them to spread the Gospel?
I think Lorenzo and Melissa will come out with me in the Spring. They both want to, but Ben is afraid and holds off yet. Melissa’s health is improving all the time (she is washing today) bad day for writing letters or rather is helping the boys, she has a washer and they can do all the rough work. George is one month to the day younger than my Henry. Henry/ - - (?) is two years younger. He says he is coming to Utah with me if his father and mother dose (sic) not come. William, Lorenzo and Melissa has (sic) a good deal of Mormonism about them, and I think will all come into the Church. William wants to come to the Valley if his wife is able to come. I think she is a hard case, not energy enough to digest her food, consequently has to have medicines to cook it off.
I am very sorry that Mr. Stout has not paid Mr. Beckwith. I want you to sell the yellow mare that was out to the mill for what you can get and pay him if Stout dose (sic) not pay him immediately. I am not satisfied about it and do not like it - is his stoping (sic) the mill to go off in good weather and a good demand for lumber leaving debts unpaid that I promised faithfully should be settled, and spending two or three weeks to move in Holiday and maybe letting the roads get blocked up so that there is nothing done all winter. In your next let me know how mutch (sic) hay and grain he has taken from the farm, and what lumber is bringing as near as you can.
I have just received a letter from Bro. Woodbury (and answered it). He tells that the Weber Wagon Road is sold to the R.R. Co. for $25,000. If so, I shall be able to realize something from that. You can get Bro. Cluff to attend to the matter and pay over what money he gets to you for we are very mutch (sic) in need of it. I do not know as I shall come home without your help, my dear, for I have only $25.00 left and have a great deal of traveling to do. I just received a letter from Worthfield, Conn. Where your father lives, requesting me to be shure (sic) and come, and see them before I start home. Your father’s wife is stout, healthy, young looking woman and looks as though she may have thirteen children more.
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Write and tell me if Bro. Cluff has got any of those Notes collected (sic) and if the Coal ---(?) R.R. is completed and if I have any shares in it, and if he is likely to sell the bridges, what he said about the hole (sic) matter, etc. etc. I am very glad he has called and paid you a visit, give him my complements when you see him. What are you going to do with the 5 gallons of whiskey, don’t get to (sic) thick with Father Bell. Give Bro. Bell a kiss for me and tell the Old Goat that he is away from home sometimes and I shall be home in the Spring, so he had better look out for himself.
Write all you can think about the children. Kiss them all for me. I am glad they are learning to write. Tell Henry to be a good boy and do the best he can to write to his Mothers. I have had one letter from him. Have you settled with Charley Peck, how are they getting along. Give my love to Bro. Snyder’s folks and all the neighbors. I have had 2 letters from Bro. S. I have 8 letters to write today. God bless you all.
H.W. Brizzee
P.S. I have not got that letter from Eleanor, am anxiously waiting for it. Will write her soon as I can. Keep her with you as long as you can. God bless her. |
