Letter from John David McIntosh, 13 January 1895
St. John, .
Pres. Wilford Woodruff
Salt lake City,
Dear Bro,
At last
I reply to yours of Dec. 13, 1894.
I would have answered sooner, could I
have answered, as I would like to have
done. My desire has always been that
if ever I were called on a mission,
that I could could reply, that I am
ready and willing to go where and
when asked. I am sorry to have
to report that I do not feel able
to go as soon as requested. I do not
like ^to^ state my reason, but no harm to
tell ^the^ truth. I am at present involved
to such an extent, that I can not see
how I can pick up and go so soon.
I would ask till April 1896,
instead of 1895. I am the adminustrater
of my mothers Estate, which I cannot have
settled up by April 13, 1895. I desire
to have everything settled up on my
accounts settled^Balanced^ before going. I feel
that I could perform a better mission
than I could to go under different
circumstances.
