Letter to Orson Pratt and Samuel Brannan, 17 October 1845
Elders O. pratt & S Brannan
Beloved Brethren Having an
opportunity of forwarding by Elders Hardy & Holmes
I improve it by sending you pay for the Messenger
for the following persons (Aphek Woodruff Farmington
Hartford county, Connecticut) Betsey (Betsey Cossett
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut) commencing
with the Begining of the prophet, which will be $4 which
I send by Elder Hardy. I wish you to continue to
forward me regular one copy of the prophet & I will
send a copy of the Star in return & pay the differ[en]ce
Betwen the two what ever it may be. You are
sending some papers to Elder Hedlock for which he
will account to you. If you have any business
whatever to transact pertaining to the church in this
Country, or any word to communicate please to
direct to me.
I have received a copy of "The
Proclamation of the Twelve" and ordered 20,000 of them
to be printed in English which I shall cause to be
circulated as widely as possible through the British
Mission; and as soon as an opportunity affords
they will be published in Welsh. We have just received
the "Neighbor" with news tracking the ravages of the
Mob and the destruction of 44 houses in Greene
Plains and Lima Precincts. if you have any news
touching the termination of the affair or any further
proceedings, I would be glad did you drop me a few
lines, and not only so, but at any time when you
have news previous to it's appearing in the paper, you
