Letter to John Taylor, 23 March 1856
Great Salt Lake City U. T.
Elder Taylor
Dear Sir
I have received a mission to
the States this spring the object of which is to get a font
of type east in the letter of the Deseret Alphabet & then to get
some school books printed in the same. President Young wishes
me to get this work accomplished so that some of the Books
can be brought to this city next fall. I hardly think it
can be accomplished in time to get Books through this season
but I do not know. I will start out with the missionaries
that go east this spring but I do not think that we can get any before
the first of May the mountains are so full of snow we cannot
travel. I wish you would do me the favor to make Enquiry
whare you think we can get this job done to the best advantage
ie to get the type made, the printing will of course be an after consideration
I have thought we could get the type cast in Cincinnati or
New York as well as any place. when it comes to printing we ought
to have one or two of the Bretheren engaged in it who are printers that
would be interested in it as it will be in a New Letter & will require
considerable time & attention in the type setting & proof Reading &c
After getting what information you can upon these matters from
the type fonderies in New York Cincinnati &c you will do me a
favor by forwarding a letter to me Directed at Cin St Louis Mo
