Letter from George Thatcher, William Bowker Preston, Moses Thatcher, Simpson Montgomery Molen, Richard Whitehead Young, 15 July 1890
President Wilford Woodruff President of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dear Brother:
dWe most respectfully represent that in the year 1877, the
said President Brigham Young conveyed to us, as trustees, certain lands
and property in the county of Cache, Territory aforesaid, for the
purpose of endowing a school therein; that shortly after the conveyancie
was received, which was in July of that year, we entered into possess-
ion of the premises conven^y^ed, and established a school, which has been
in operation from that date until now; that the income from the real
property is adequate to accomplish the purpose designed by the
grantor, and that the system of leasing inagureated by you^r^ correrpond-
ents has been one calculated to result in the injury of the land rather
than its enhancement or increase in value. That we are of the opinion
that if the premises and property could be sold to residents here in
the County, or others desiring to buy it, for such fprice as we believe
can be realized for it, the money could be invested to make greater
returns than is now made for the land.
We therefore request that you consider the matter, and, if you
deem for the best good, authorize us to sell said premises and property
and make deeds of the same in fee simple, and invest the money arising
from the same for the purpose intended by the grantor of the deed.
Most respectfully Yours.
G. W. Thatcher
Wm B Preston
Moses Thatcher
Simpson M Molen
Richard W Young
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