50 Concord St Brooklyn, N. Y. January 1st 1897. Prest Wilford Woodruff; & Council: Salt Lake City: Dear Bretheren; Permit me to greet you again with a "Happy New Year," which I am pleased to say we are enjoying here, and I am pleased to hand you herewith Report of our doings in the Eastern States Mission during the past year; both of Church and Financial affairs. The Elders in this Mission are generally well in health, and are enjoying their ...

The Elders of this Mission, now numbering 27 in all, are mostly engaged in the States of New York and in Pennsylvania, with only two in Rhode Island, and one in Maine. The northern parts of the Mission in winter are so severe as to almost entirely prevent travel among the people, and it has been thought advisable to locate near populous parts of the mission, where winter would least interfere with the Elders in getting among the people. At a late Conference ...

Saml. W. Richards Jan. 4 [18]97.

Brooklyn N. Y. Jan. 4, 1897. By waiting to this date I had hoped I had hoped to receive full reports of Elders up to close of the year, but I will wait no longer, lest financial matters be wanted. There are no wealthy members of the Church in this mission, and when those who work by the day pay their tithing, it seems all they can well do. Only two persons pay regular monthly donations for the mission, and their names do not appear on the tithing list. Other small donations ...

Very favorable report. Should be acknowl- edged kindly and placed on file. The Tithing reported, should be appropriated to the uses of the mission and the donors receive their proper credits. J. F. S.

Tithing paid in "Eastern States Mission" for 1896. Amelia Carlson $15.00 Joseph Hornsby, 123.35 Saml Hornstby. 73.00 Carl. J. Olsen, 35.00 Eliza Clough, 12.00 A. T. Janssen 12.00 Gustaf Fendt, 11.00 Agnes Fendt 5.00 Ralph Archibald 2.00 Hanna C. Larson 3.00 Robt C. Nelson 5.00 Arthur C Smith 23.50 Mrs. M. Coley, 6.00 ...

Eastern States Mission Tithing paid in 1896.