I seen the Mormon— delegatine [delegation] that is — & — in Baltimore also our old mutual friend —

Your petition to congress— to raise a hundred thousand men creates quite an Excitement throughout the Count[r]y

Your views upon the & — question— are quite popular in this Country— They begin to say now— Joe Smith is no fool after all— I say— I could have told them that long ago— if they had asked me the question— I shall send this letter to and make some one Frank it— will write you in a few days again—