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

Genteel Gentile, page 058

28 Mayp1858, near Camp Scott D ear Anne, It is nearly one-o-elk-at night. The mail was to have left day after tomorrow, but sent to us this momg that ii would leave at seven, A.M. tomorrow. I have had many iallers to- day & have been obliged to see several Mormon women on busmess (there are some hundreds here now, s,nie Alfred declared peace)' I have been prepmng for Ma, Powell & Map McCullough, who arnve here day after tomorrow, & at intervals packmg glass, knwes &forks&c for our purney to Salt Lake Then at eleven-o-elk I'M I beam my letters 1 write voluminous ones home, of court, a large e&paged one 1 have just finished&& now I must say a few words to you. The mail leaves here now every week&& the letters arrive here now from the states in less than five weeks. The summer mail exp& to come through in e_ia days. As I told you Alfred went alone to Salt Lake, with Cal 58