Letter from Samuel Stephen Jones to the First Presidency, 30 November 1894
PROVO CITY, UTAH,
To the First Presidency of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Dear Brethren
I wish to inform you
that suit has been brought against
me in connexion with Presdt A. O.
Smoot and W. H. Dusenberry for $3682 86/100
as endorsers on a note given in favor
of George. C. Whitmore by the Brigham
Young Academy
It is reported here that
at the time of the $450,000 being paid
over to the Church. That it was ex
pressly understood that some $40,000
of said funds was to be appropriated
to the B. Y. Academy
I wish to state that in
justice to myself I cannot possibly
meet this indebtedness, as I signd
with the understanding that I should
