Letter to Charles Coulson Rich, 1 March 1871
Salt Lake City
Brother Charles C. Rich
Dear Friend
I write to
say that My Son Wilford Jr. has been honorably
discharged from his Southern Mission by president
Young & has returned home & is now with me
and taking every thing into consideration I do
not think he can do any better than to take
up his abode at Randolph under your
jurisdiction. he can obtain a home there for him-
self & look after my interest a little also. I would
like him to enter a quarter section of Land there
& take a chance with the rest of the setters, do you
recommend the Brethren there to preempt or Homestead
I would like him to do as you think best in this
Matter, I want him to go out early so he can make
a Begining this spring, I wish you would do me
the favor to write to Bishop Stewart & ask him to
look out a place for my son or to assist him to
get a location with the rest there. He has had a hard
time in the Muddy that Mission has cost me $1500
& then had to come away & leave home, crops & all & glad to
