Enclosed you will find
some letters which I wish you to read,
for you are the only one, to whom I
can apply in my present circumstan-
ces. You are, no doubt, aware that father has went bankrupt in London for a million and a half,
so he cannot help me. I am
the only one of his sons who
has never, here-to-fore, had
to call upon relatives for as-
sistance, since father went
to London. I have been self
sustaining; but now for the
first time in my life, I need
Enclosed you will find
some letters which I wish you to read,
for you are the only one, to whom I
can apply in my present circumstances. You are, no doubt, aware that
father has went bankrupt in
London for a million and a half,
so he cannot help me. I am
the only one of his sons who
has never, here-to-fore, had
to call upon relatives for assistance, since father went
to London. I have been self
sustaining; but now for the
first time in my life, I need
"Letter from Brigham Willard Young, 9 July 1898," p. 1, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed November 30, 2024, https://2023.wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/8oJo