Letter from Thomas Heddock Hilton, 24 April 1894
To The First Presidency
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dear Brethren,
I deem it my duty to inform you of the
severe illness of Elder R. M. Stevens who is at the present
time suffering from typhoid fever. he has been feeling
rather miserable for several weeks past but has been
confined to his bed but five days. he is in a very
weak condition but is improving slowly; every thing
that lays in our power is being done for his comfort
and we hope to see him well again in a few days.
With this exception we are all feeling as well as us-
ual, and we feel to rejoice in the work we have to
perform. The Work of the Lord upon Samoa is hin-
dered a great deal on account of the present civil
war but aditional baptisms are continually being
handed in and the missionaries throughout are
enjoying a first class Spirit.
Elder Jos. H. Merrill has requested that $22.50 be refund-
ed to him, the cost of the fence that surrounded his wife's
grave; Bro Merrill informs us that Elder Wm. O. Lee
promised him that the church would pay for the
same at the time of its building, in fact ^he^ requested
Elder M. to build it, and when it was completed
he changed his mind, and Elder M. was compelled
