Letter from George Emmett Browning Sr., 30 January 1893
To the First Presidency of the Church,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dear Brethren:
Your kind and welcome favor of Dec. 29th came
to hand the 24th. ins't.; Elders David Morgan and John Beck
also arrived here in safety, on the same date, and in the enjoy-
ment of good health and spirits; we are pleased to meet with
them and I have no doubts but what they will make good and
faithful missionaries; the tracts, shoe supplies, etc. all arrived
in good order for which you will please accept our thanks.
In your letter of the 29th. ult. you say: "We shall be pleased
to have you release to return home by the Steamer due at
San Francisco March 16th. 1893 Elders Langley A. Bailey Jr. and
H. L. Bassett," but ere this you will have received my letter of
Jan. 2nd. in which I state that "I have decided to release Elders
Henry L. Bassett and Geo. E. Abel to return home on the steamer
that will leave here for America on March 1st.," and to make
a change now and release Elder Bailey instead of Abel would
cause a great deal of inconvenience as Brother ^Abel^ has now arrived
here from his field of labor and has made all arrangements
to return home March 1st., hence I trust that what I have done
will meet with your approval, and if agreeable to you I will
be pleased if you will kindly send money for the return
fares of Elders Langley A. Bailey Jr. and Geo. McCune that they may
be released to return home on the Steamer leaving here for
America April 26th. 1893, as they have both filled good and
