Letter from Thomas R. Cutler, 21 March 1891
Lehi City, Utah,
President Wilford Woodruff.
Dear Brother
I would respectfully
suggest that Bro Hyrum Kirkham, one of 4
young men whose names were sent from
England, as being suitable to go there on
missions, & who all cherefully responded
as being willing to go, be released for a
few months for the following reasons.
His father in law Bro William Wanlass
has just died leaving a wife who has been
bedfast with a cancer in the face & who
cannot possibly recover & is a great care
on the family left. Nearly her sole dependence
in the male line is Bro Hyrum, & if he
now goes it will be a great hardship,
but as soon as Bro James Evans returns
who is now the Prest of the Sheffield Conference
& who also is a son in law Bro Hyrum
could go in peace. Bro F Armstrong
who is a friend to the family & was
here at the funeral today will be
