Letter from Gottfried Eschler, 4 January 1893
Logan .
President Wilford Woodruff.
Dier Brother,
I recieved your Call for a Mission to the
Northern States and in reply will say: That I
feel like going if in some shape or other I can get
off. I have been called before and honurable released
It was ^called^ to Swztzerland and Germany befor and now
to the Northern States which suits me better on acount
of it not taken so much money in my Opinion.
I am a poor man with two Wifes and 5 Childern
and about 350 Dollars in debt. I have Stock and horses
to cover my debts, 2 or 3 times over, but wether I can
fix everything satiesfactory befor that time I canot
say yet. with the Lords help I might do more that
what looks hardly possible.
I owe Z.C.M.I. Logan $112.00 Cash. Oct 1st1893.
I owe Mrs Schettler Logan 10000 Cash Mar 26, 1893
I owe to John Bauman for wintering
27 head of yearling Heifers about 9000.
besides other small debt that I will not mention.
I opened up a New Restuaurant here in Logan
with the above bowrowed money ^and Credit^ and I am doing
a fair Business, but I am trying to sell out and
settle up everything and go on my Mission unless
you advise me otherwise.
I feel a though I would not like to miss this chance
and if it should be impossible for me to sell something
