The Brigham Young Center

President's Office,
Gt. Salt Lake City,
Nov. 23rd, 1866.

Elder Franklin D. Richards,
42 Islington, Liverpool, England.

Dear Brother:

I should be pleased to have you pay Bro. Carl Widerborg a visit at Copenhagen as soon as you can conveniently. He wishes to take a wife, and you can then attend to the ordinance for him.

We are having very pleasant weather at present, and the people have a fine opportunity of finishing up their Fall work. This was needed, as the number of men called out for military service in San Pete and Sevier Counties and to send down for the poor Saints to the frontiers, left a great amount of labor unperformed, which the present fine weather enables them to finish. The Indians have been quiet of late, with the exception of a break which a few Indians made on a ranch near Beaver, in which, however, they were worsted. The Navajoes have also lately crossed the Colorado, and attacked a harvesting party of our people at or near Berryville. They shot one of the brethren, but not dangerously, and drove off a lot of stock which were recovered.

The Telegraph wire is being rapidly stretched for our Home line. We are now connected with Logan, and the men are now taking it South. We expect to have two companies of men; one from here to Nephi and thence to San Pete, and the other company from there Nephi South. It will be the commencement of a new era for our outer or distant Settlements to be brought into such close connection with head quarters, and will doubtless give an impulse to business, improvements, &c., in the Settlements.

The death of Dr. Robinson created considerable excitement for a little while, A persistent effort was made by the clique that has existed here for sometime to implicate myself, the Mayor and City authorities and the community at the inquest; but it was a signal failure, except that they came very near exposing some of their own number, which stopped their inquiry in that direction The whole affair has been a fizzle, and no capital has been made by those engaged in it. The City is now very quiet, and very little is being said or done, that comes to light, on the part of those people who have been so industriously engaged in trying to injure us.

Dyptheria has been very common during the latter part of the Summer; but we hear of no cases at present. A species of influenza has been common of late, and the children in many families are afflicted with it. But this is also decreasing.

We had an excellent time at the three days' drill of the Legion-- Oct. 31, Nov. 1 and 2-- the particulars of which you have doubtless seen in the News. Every thing passed off very smoothly; the weather was exceedingly fine, and the officers and men gave evidence of having taken much pains in training since the time that they had been out in the En-campment before--1865.

So far as I know, your family and those of the Elders abroad are well. Accept my love, in which the brethren join, to yourself, also remember us to my son John W., Bro. Orson, <Oscar,> and all the Elders.

Praying the Lord to bless you and enable you to fill your Mission acceptably to Him

I remain

Your Brother,

Brigham Young