Letter from L. D. Hickey, 27 October 1894
Trinidad, ^Col^
Eld. F. M. Lyman,
I promised to write you. But I did
not promise to write lies, nor the fables
of old Granny women, or the tales of old
pappas, who swear by all that is good, that
Joseph said this, & that. And they know
by the gift of God, & power of the Holy Ghost,
Joseph done this & said that.
No, Sir I dont want any such Witnesses ^on^
our side, to prove that Strang was the
Man God pointed out, to the church by
Joseph Smith to be his direct Successor,
And here let me say, we will send Strang
into Canada, & not mention his name.
But then, that will only leave Brigham &
all others that claimed, even young Joseph
hanging as high as old Haman, ever
young. On their claims, to the direct
succesorship. Any ^a^ half bred Lawyer
or school-Boy (16) can take the D. & C. on
the Succession, & grind both Josephite
& Brighamite to powder. I should not
waste my time, with men who will use
the plain words of God as you do. But
I will tell you, what God by Joseph said & done
