Boston Mass May 8^th/49

Elder Sal^m^l Dam

Sir I have Just arived home
From A long Mission to the West and Seeing Some
Companies leave Philadelphia for the valley
I recived yours of the 25^th and hasten to Reply
By Saying that I have long been Desirous to
Know your address and have Written to others in
order to obtain it that I Might addess you
upon A Subject touching your interest
This being the first time I have known your address
Though at this late hour I hasten to Perform
My Duty Which is as follows Soon after I
Parted With you I Recived A letter from Elder
Orson Hyde Requesting Me to Call for your
Licence or papers from the Chuch Giving you
Any authority to Preach the Gospel in Consquence
of intoxication and Bringing Disrefute upon the
Cause While in the hands of the Police in
Philadelphia. I Now fulfil My Duty by Requesting
you to Send Me all your papers Pertaining to
Preaching Particularly the one I Signed enclosed
In your letter Which Will Prevent your being
Published Directed to Me to Cambridgeport Mass
These kind of Communications are very Painful to My
feelings and it is always More Pleasing to Me to Give Good
News than to Demand A Mans licence for transgression

Boston Mass May 8th/49

Elder Saml Dam

Sir I have Just arived home From A long Mission to the West and Seeing Some Companies leave Philadelphia for the valley I recived yours of the 25th and hasten to Reply By Saying that I have long been Desirous to Know your address and have Written to others in order to obtain it that I Might addess you upon A Subject touching your interest This being the first time I have known your address Though at this late hour I hasten to Perform My Duty Which is as follows Soon after I Parted With you I Recived A letter from Elder Orson Hyde Requesting Me to Call for your Licence or papers from the Chuch Giving you Any authority to Preach the Gospel in Consquence of intoxication and Bringing Disrefute upon the Cause While in the hands of the Police in Philadelphia. I Now fulfil My Duty by Requesting you to Send Me all your papers Pertaining to Preaching Particularly the one I Signed enclosed In your letter Which Will Prevent your being Published Directed to Me to Cambridgeport Mass These kind of Communications are very Painful to My feelings and it is always More Pleasing to Me to Give Good News than to Demand A Mans licence for transgression