In reply to yours of the 20th inst regarding
the family of Br Justus P Jordan on misson
I am requested by Bp A Tucker to say that
the delay in answering is in consequence of
his being absent from home, and he feels that
the statement as to condition of Br Jordans
family has been somewhat overdrawn, as they
are not in a suffering condition and have pretty
plenty of means it is true that the house they
wintered in last winter was a poor log house
and was not much worse than common when
they had occupied ^it^ previous to his going on
mission, But we have arrangements made
to erect them a more comfortable house for the
comeing winter and shall continue to feel it
our duty to see that missonarys familys do not
Prest Woodruff
Dear Bro
In reply to yours of the 20th inst regarding
the family of Br Justus P Jordan on mission
I am requested by Bp A Tucker to say that
the delay in answering is in consequence of
his being absent from home, and he feels that
the Statement as to condition of Br Jordan's
family has been somewhat overdrawn, as they
are not in a suffering condition and have pretty
plenty of means it is true that the house they
wintered in last winter was a poor log house
and was not much worse than caommon when
they had occupied it previous to his going on
mission, But we have arrangements made
to erect them a more comfortable house for the
comeing winter and shall continue to feel it
our duty to see that missionarys familys do not
"Letter from Henry Weeks Sanderson, 28 August 1889," p. 1, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 25, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/gZxZ