Letter to Brigham Young Jr. from Wilford Woodruff, George Q. Cannon, and Joseph F. Smith, 24 October 1893
Salt Lake City, Utah. .
Elder Brigham Young,
Dear Brother:
At a meeting with Elder A. F.
Macdonald on the 20th inst.—upon which occasion he submitted
to us a power of attorney given to him by the Messrs. Garcia
Brothers of the City of Mexico, conveying to him absolute author-
ity to dispose of certain of their lands immediately adjacent to
our settlements in Mexico—it was decided tio refer this matter
to a committee consisting of yourself (as chairman). Elders Moses
Thatcher, George Teasdale, A. F. Macdonald and Henry Eyring,
with the request that you give Bro. Macdonald a hearing in re-
gard to this matter, and satisfy yourselves as to the advisabil-
ity of purchasing the lands for colonization purposes: and in
order that this may be done it will be necessary that the prop-
erty be inspected that its character and suitableness for col-
onization may be ascertained without question or doubt.
We may say that Bro. Macdonald reported to us that he ac-
cepted of this poerer of attorney on condition that we sanction
his doing so; and it is understood, in case it shall be deemed
advisable to enter into negotiations, that Bro. Macdonald will
hold himself ready and willing to administer the terms of the
