Letter to George Albert Smith, 4 September 1845
Dear Brother Smith
I sit down in great haste to drop
a few lines to you this is the first time I have had an
oppertunity to forward you your steel pens since I
have obtained them I have done you up these
Boxes of pens & one & a half dozen of pen holders & when
you have worn them out send me word & I will
send you more I dont know how good they are
but they are as good as I could get. the whole cost
about 10/ shillings sterling, I hope they will answer
your purpose. I have not yet been able to get
the drawing paper & penscils for sister Smith I may obtain
some hereafter if so I will forward it to you In fact I
have been overwhelmed in business of one knid & another so
that I have not had time to attend to such things as
I would have liked. As to News in this Country I would
ownly say that the work is on the increase through most all
the conferences & Churches. I attended a conference last
Sunday at preston their had been 45 Baptized during the
last 3 months I thatought that was well considering it was
the old tramping ground Elder Hardy has been presiding
there but must now go home I appointed a presiding
Elder over the preston Chuch & another over the conference
