Letter to William Atkin, 24 November 1887 [LE-6826]

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST.
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS,

P. O. BOX B.

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Salt Lake U. T. Nov 24, 1887

W^m Atkins

Dear Brother

While Emma
has gone up town to get Bulah & some
of the children & while the Turkey is cooking
I will spend a few moments to answer
your Letter of Nov 18^th which has just
been handed me Well Lightning has Just
struck Dyer the Marshal came
yesterday took possesion of all our
office to Presidents office locked up the
desk took the [FIGURES] and turned us all out
we left Just in time I am happy keeping
Thanksgiving. You will see by the News
they took possession of the Temple Block
Tithing Office Gardo Historians Office. We gave
$1 a Month for the Temple Block, & $200
dollars a Month for the Tithing Office & Historians
Office They Demand all our Money, Bonds Notes

but inasmuch as they are on the warpath
they must find them if they can I dont know
whare the End is but it must come to
an End some time there is No world
without a home. My Family are Generally
will I have suffered the most of anyone
for a Month with a severe cold on
My Lungs I have caughed some of the
time evry Minute for 24 hours without
any sleep but I am better Now
though still cough some but
fell some better attend to business
set up some of the time untill near
Midnight talking to Lawyerss the
Lawyers and I can hardly find two
at them who agree upon our case Well
you get all the News in the paper upon
our case so I need not say any thing
more upon the subject. Give my Love
to Sister Atkins & all the children not
forgeting Nettie I have Just finished
a carp pond on the North East corner
of our Lot about 40 x 45 feet about 4 feet of
water will hold 200 carp well
As Ever your Emma & all send Love

Lewis Allen