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
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a friend in deed, and being a
grand son of Brigham Young
and reeliazing that you have
grand sons of your own, I
believe you will help me. Mother can not help me, as
she is married to a Dr. Willard, and their wealth is
in property. My wife commited
adultry a short time ago, and
we seperated but she man-
aged to leave me in debt
to the amount of $200.00/100,
which I cut down to $75.00/100
before I was thrown out
of employement, and I lost
all I had saved previous
to my wifes sin, in a fire.
I cannot get work here, at
anything that will bring
me more than my board,
and I cannot leave here,
untill I have paid up
these debts, and I desire to
go where mother is, and
accept her husbands prop-
osition, so as to try and
bring her into the church,
which I can do if I am
where she is. Hooper and
the other boys have bor-
rowed hundreds of dollars
from relatives in the past
eleven years. Loey and George have paid back
all they borrowed, but
Hooper owes some four or
five hundred yet in Salt
Lake. he owes Aunt Amelia
Folsom, Grandpa's 17th wife
some $200.00/100 alone. I have
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never borrowed from any one,
and do not know who to
ask. I have no relatives
here, & do not know who
to write and ask in Salt Lake except you, for
you have a great abundance
of this worlds goods. My father in law tried to
get me in trouble a short
time ago, but I am free
from that trouble now. I
have such great faith that
you will help me that I
send you my note for the
amount, I am begging from
you, and which will be
paid in side of a year,
with interest, if you desire
it. I will pay it as much
sooner than a a year, as
I possibly can. Please
do not refuse me. In
fact, I know you will no
not, and I will expect it
by thursday. That amount
won't leave me any thing to
go from here to where mother
is, but with the help of
the Lord, I can get there
some way; for the first
missionary into this country
Bro. John Hunt, prophisied
that I would be the means to in the hands of the
Lord to bring our scattered
family togather, and bring
mother into the church. I
only hold the office of a
teacher, but hope to be
something more some day
if I remain faithfull. We
are none of us perfect, and
I may stumble, and fall in
pits, sometimes but, as sure
as God liveth, and Jesus
is Christ, that prophisy
will be fulfilled. And
I know you will help
me financially this once.
I will close now. Praying
God to bless you and
with my faith and prayers
I remain