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The section heading is 'An Interpolation' dated November 13th 1911. Joseph Smith lll shares the news of the death of his cousin the Utah Patriarch John Smith son of Hyrum Smith. He died on Joseph Smith lll's birthday, November 6th 1911. Also shared is the news of the death of John Henry Smith son of his dad's cousin George A Smith on the 13th of October 1911. Joseph Smith lll relates a dream he had witnessing to him of John Henry being of poor health. He contacted by letter to ask if he were well and replied he was and then in less than a month he had died suddenly. Joseph Smith lll describes how he has some kind of spiritual manifestations when he knew when certain people were going to die, as in when he would not see them again and this occurred with knowing he would outlive his siblings Alexander and David, and states that David died August 1904 and Alexander August 1909 and that William W Blair would also die before him. Joseph goes on to say that he is the oldest representative of his family branch of Smith.