The Genteel Gentile, Letters of Elizabeth Cumming, 1857 - 1858

Genteel Gentile, page 046

Near Fart BndgerpUtah Terry, 22d Apnl 1858 D car Anne, An express arrived here the day before yesterday, bring- ine me letters from Alfred. He had arrived safely at Salt Lake C,ty, & been recewed as Governor & wa very busy It was so long s,nce he had left here (mare than a fortmght,) that h,s where had begun to fear he mghi be mprmned, ihmk- 1n.g that ,f hc had been reed p-y, he would have the power of course, io send me word-but just as they had begun to talk about anmty, the express arnved here I told you m what doubt he left here-& the havmg succeeded so much better than he had dared even to hope, has pui hm m excel lent spmts+but the backb,t,ng & defnmmg hm that IS gomg on here IS astoundmg 1 wxll not now go mto d&d-but you wdl see enough agami hm m the eastern papas A large party here pers,st m behevmg that all h,s reccptm was pre- arranged, that an mucable understandmg had emted be- 46