Letter from Don C. Musser, 16 September 1892
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Letter from Don C. Musser, 16 September 1892
People & Places
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Excerpt:Haifa Palestine Sept 16th 1892 The First Presidency Salt Lake City My dear Brethern! Your highly appreciated letter of July 29th came to hand just as I was leaveing Constantinople. You will understand from this that I dident leave when I first expected to, but was, for several reasons, delayed. The principle reason of my delay was the fact the tracts I had ordered in Vienna did not turn out as I had expected they would. Shortly after my writing ... -
Excerpt:have the Vienna firm arrested and made to dis- close who sent in the order. The firm were placed under arrest and bonds were fixed at 12 pounds. They were given two days to answer in. The Vienna people wired B to learn if he would forfeit the 12 pounds or have his name revealed. "And now" Said B "I have come to find out if your will pay the forfeiture." As I was tired of paying out money on those tracts I told him no I certainly would ... -
Excerpt:for more money. I wrote President Young for instructions and decided in the mean time to let matters run there course. Prest Young ad- vised me to go Haifa but at this time Haifa was quarantined on account of cholera hence I had to remain in Constantinople four or five weeks longer. In the meantime Bro Haag arrived from Schwitzerland. Bro Herman had taken his depart- ure for Aintab some time ... -
Excerpt:since then and I have heard nothing of the tracts or Mr Baichel. I was told by all the steam ship agents that the cheapest way I would possibly get to Haifa was via Alexandria and Port Said. I purchased tickets to Alexandria. Upon our arrival here we were told we would have to wait five days before we could get a ship for Palestine. We therefore decided to go by way of Cairo ... -
Excerpt:the mission. We have three, and perhaps more, babtisems to preform in the near future. I should have written at an earlier date but was waiting something definite to write a bout. I am extremely sorry a bout those tracts as we need them very much. We have so much liberty otherwise in this country. Ever praying for the blessings of the Lord to be with you. I remain Your Brother Don. C. W. Musser P.S. I will have to ask you to please wait untill ... -
