By letting your people know that these books are for the benefit of the they will readily sell. I pity poor , for I think him a real good honest fellow.

confessed to me that is a real good man, that William is in reality “a damd” off hand and Clever fellow & he laughed much at his Setting a trap in getting Joseph [Smith, Jr.] to attempt to Kiss — In fact from all I could learn from his private Convers[a]tion he in reality has nothing against Joseph so that had he not been shipped from the you would still be a very good people. I have written to & stating that if the Case of Joseph Should come to a trial that I should appear both as Counsel & evidence for the defense & that I have it in my power to destroy s evidence

I have sent an Article to the Herald for the Cause within in the only way that would give it any f◊◊◊— that is, disclaiming all interest in Mormon Affairs— [p. [3]]