Letter from Henry S. Tanner, 7 November 1896
Los Angeles
The First Presidency of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dear Brethren:
Your kind and welcome favor of 3rd inst. notifying me of my
release is at hand. It was received with pleasure, yet I hate to leave
the many friends here. I cant say that the release was a surprise as I
have felt it for some time and I feel that it was the Lord's will for me
to return, though my best energy would have been spent in furthering the
cause had I remained. I hope to always be doing all that is required of
me. I am very thankfurl for the kind expressions your favor contains. I
shall explain everything pertaining to the Mission to Brother Nye before
I leave him. I will leave Tuesday for San Francisco where I hope to meet
my successor and establish his in the work of the Mission.
I desire to leave every thing in a proper condition. I would not be
satisfied to leave with a burden on the Mission for my successor to carry,
so I will send a report of the Mission up to date, and I hope that satis-
factory arrangments can be made for me square up all accounts here before
I leave. I have not yet received the September tithing receipt.
Tithing received:
Mary Christensen
Sacramento $1.00
Iva Adams
[Sacramento] 1.1.50
Fannie Thackham
[Sacramento] .50
Alfred S. Oldfield
[Sacramento] 5.75
Samuel Walker
[Sacramento] 9.00
F. Warren Smith
San Francisco 7.50
Robert Martin [San Francisco] 2.00
John W. Tiffin
[San Francisco] 10.00
Carl A. Carlson
[San Francisco] 5.40
Amelia Turley
Colton 3.50
Donations rec'd for Hall rent 12.75
Eliza Woollacott
Los Angeles 50.00
Winnifred Woollacott
[Los Angeles] 10.00
Henry J. Woollacott
[Los Angeles] (Hall rent 7mo.) 70.00
Nellie Louise Howland
[Los Angeles] 10.00
Indebtedness at last report $232.58
Los Angeles Hall Rent 70.00
I was in San Berdino Co.
Rent 11.50
Sacramento Hall Rent 10.00
Board 20.40, Car fare 14.54, Room Rent 12.00 42.95
Clothing 4.50, Adv & Sub. papers 3.70 8.20
Stationery 3.75, Laundry 2.24
6.00
198.90
282.23
Present indebtedness $83.33
Of course there will be expenses from now until I start home which I will
