Letter from William Spry, 18 July 1888
President Wilford Woodruff
Dear Brother
The contents of your letter were forwarded
me while in Manassa Colo after my
arrival there with a small company of
Saints from the South. Since the receipt
of your first letter concerning the matter
we have been particularly careful in our
instructions to the Elders to remain as
quietly as possible and endeavor in
every way to avoid any excitement
An immediate satisfactory result of
these strictures, could not have been expected
but since that time the feelings of the
people toward us have been gradually
toning down, and from a letter I
found awaiting my arrival here on
Monday morning I learn that compar-
ative quietness now reigns in the
Mission, and you can rest assured
we shall use every exertion to have
it remain so.
I shall remain here for a week or
