Letter to All Whom It May Concern, 2 September 1856
To all whom it may concern,
This is to certify that
the case of Margaret D. Petty, in the case of Robert C.
Petty deceased was referred to me by President Brigham
Young, to investigate and decide and settle.
Therefore I would hereby say that inasmuch as
Robert C. Petty did consecrate all that he possessed before
leaving on his mission, and whereas Margaret Petty is his
legal wife for time and Eternity, and has seven children to
support; and whereas Mary Adelia Northrop Petty is a proxy
case, and has left the fort and gone to her Father's home
and taken with her three head of cattle, it is my decision
and council that the 10 acres of land, cattle, sheep, or any
other consecrated property which now remains, should not
be sold for the support of Mary Adelia Northrop Petty, but
that Margaret D. Petty have the stewardship of what
remains for the support of herself and children.
W. Woodruff
