Legal - In the Matter of the Estate of President Brigham Young, 1 November 1879
Be it known unto all men unto whom
this instrument shall come:
That George Q. Cannon, and Brigham Young.
Executors and Trustees of the
Will of the late President Brigham Young having
at our request and by our counsel and decision
as the Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, paid over out
of the Estate of the late President Brigham Young
to the Church through the Trustee-in-Trust thereof
the sum of nine hundred and ninety nine thousand
six hundred and thirty two dollars and ninety
cents ($999632 90/100) due the Church from the estate
of the late President Brigham Young less three
hundred thousand ($300000 00) allowed
him for services rendered.
We the Trustee-in Trust of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his Counselors
being also members of the Council of the Twelve
Apostles, pledge ourselves and our successors in
office for and on behalf of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints to defend them ^and such of their Bondsmen who are not heirs of the said Estate^ for this action in
all courts of Law and Equity and all escclesiastical
courts and to fully indemnify them, their private
Estates, their heirs and assigns for any expense or
loss they may be put to or sustain in consequence
of this action of theirs in paying this amount from
the estate of the late President Brigham Young to
the Church.
In witness whereof we have here-
unto set our hands and seals this tenth
day of April A.D. one thousand eight
