Dear brother
your letter of Febuary 24
contaning the news of
my appointment to a
mission as been received
and duly considered, and
in regard to the call
will say that I except
the same willingly and
allso as a duty, that I
owe to mankind. Bud
my circumstancies are of
such a nature that makes
it impossable for me to
arange for any deffenate
time I have a case
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now pending in the
third district court invol
ving the title to a piece
of my property which seems
to move very slowly yet
rather expencive I have
also some fencing and
other improvements which
I think should be attended
to before leaving. This
togather with the stringency
in the mony market and
the uncertainty in buisness
affairs will make it
inconvenent for me to
leave until later in the
fall when I hope to get
some returns from this
seasons cropp. With this
explaination I feel now
to leave the matter in
your hands
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I remain your friend
and brother in the cause
of truth