Letter from Elijah A. Box, 28 March 1889
Elijah Box
Utah Penitentiary
Rcd Mar 30 [18]89
Ans April 15 [18]89
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Utah Penitentiary,
Mar. 28, 1889.
Pres. Woodruff,
Dear Bro,
In conversation with
Bro. Lyman, he advised me to write you in
regard to my affairs and of which I make the
following statement: When I was arrested in 1886
for cohabitation, being very much averse to the idea
of going to the Pen. I made a covenant with
the Lord that if He would so control matters as
to prevent my conviction, I would pay to the
church (over and above my regular tithes and
offerings) two hundred (200) Dollars a year for
three years. I kept my covenant during 1887
and 1888 paying the 200 dollars each year, nand
did not diminish from my tithes and donations
of previous years, although I was to considerable
trouble and a great deal of expense through this
persecution.
It is evident the Lord did not see fit to view
things in the light I hoped He would, of which
