to to collect means of the world for the saints. And fed, and
clothed, & paid the travelling fees of scores of the Elders&c &c. On his return
from Phili his Employer turned him out of house & home. His creditors came
upon him for their pay, He found himself in debt about $1,400. He made a
settlement & gave notes: in some instances ownly 50 per cent was asked. Another
varnish maker stept forward And let him have $1000 worth of stock to make into
varnish to pay his depsts & would take his pay in his work, with this he began
rapidly to liquidate his debts, And labored for the man daily who furnished him with
the above stock, made varnished by the gallon, Earned with his hand labour from
$5 to $25 dollars per day. paid most of his debts, And in many instances
paid the 100 per cnt instead of 50. He showed me A letter from President
counselling him to pay all honest dues &c. I confirmed the same
council to him told him it was his privilege to pay his debts then gather means And take
his family to the valley, in the midst of his prosperity the man that was furnishing
him with stock & Employing him, sold out. this left Br again out of
, still some $600 dollars in debt. He had some stock on hand but no money
to buy spirits & Oil to make it up. at this stage of his affairs, the gold fever was raging
throughout this country almost to madness A company of young men of the world with
rich Parents acquainted with Brother Badlam were resolved to go to the gold digings
of of the . The young men being inexperienced in travelling
And their parents having confidence in Br Badlam as A man of Business of Experie-
nce in travelling &c came forward & offered to Advanced money to Br Badlam to paiy
his debts, give him an outfit to , pay his fare there, And money to come back
with, in case he should not obtain means there And support his family while He was
gone. ^if He would Accompany them to the gold digings^ He laid the case before me. He thought the hand of the Lord was in it, that it
would liberate him from dept that He would earn as much from the offers made him
even if he did not ^get^ any gold thare for his goods or by diging, as He would to stay at home, and
after carefully considering all the attendant circumstances I gave my consent for him
to go And gave him A letter of Recommendation to you should He return by the way of
the valley. He set sail on the 2nd Day of Febuary, on board of the ship Corsair via
& . I felt it my duty to be thus Particular in speaking of this case for two
reasons 1st That in case thare should be any complaint here after made against Br Badlam
upon this subject (which I presume thare will not be as his debts are now mostly paid) that you
might have An outline of the facts relating to the subject As far as I have been Enabled to
collect them lying before you. 2ndly That when I give my consent, aid or council to
A member of the Church to persue any course that seams to lead out of the main channel
lying before me I ought to give my reasons for it, that the Presidency may at one see the
cause and motive, which I have endeavord to lay before you, if he is successful, in few months
to to collect means of the world for the Saints. And fed, and
clothed, & paid the travelling feas of scores of the Elders &c &c. On his return
from Phili his Employer turned him out of house & home. His creditors came
upon him for their pay, He found himself in debt about $1,400. He made a
settlement & gave notes: in some instances ownly 50 per cent was asked. Another
varnish maker stept forward And let him have $1000 worth of stock to make into
varnish to pay his debts & would take his pay in his work, with this he began
rapidly to liquidate his debts, And labored for the man daily who furnished him with
the above stock, made varnished by the gallon, Earned with his hand labour from
$5 to $25 dollars per day. Paid most of his debts, And in many instances
paid the 100 per cent instead of 50. He showed me A letter from President
counselling him to pay all honest dues &c. I confirmed the same
council to him told him it was his privilege to pay his debts then gather means and take
his family to the valley, in the midst of his prosperity the man that was furnishing
him with stock & Employing him, sold out. this left Br again out of
Employ, still some $600 dollars in debt. He had some stock on hand but no money
to buy spirits & Oil to make it up. at this stage of his affairs, the gold fever was raging
throughout this country almost to madness A company of young men of the world with
rich Parents acquainted with Brother Badlam were resolved to go to the gold digings
of the . The young men being inexperienced in tra[illegible]
and their parents having confidence in Br Badlam as a man of Business of Experience in travelling &c came forward & offered to Advanced money to Br Badlam to pay
his debts, give him an outfit to , pay his fare there, And money to come back
with, in case he should not obtain means there And support his family while He was
gone. if He would Accompany them to the gold digings He laid the case before me. He thought the hand of the Lord was in it, that it
would liberate him from dept that He would earn as much from the offers made him
even if he did not get any gold thare for his goods or by diging, as He would to stay at home, and
after carefully considering all the attendant circumstances I gave my consent for him
to go And gave him a letter of Recommendation to you should He return by the way of
the valley. He set sail on the 2nd Day of Febuary, on board of the ship Corsair via
& . I felt it my duty to be thus Particular in speaking of this case for two
reasons. 1st That in case there should be any complaint here after made against Br Badlam
upon this subject (which I presume there will not be as his debts are now mostly paid) that you
might have An outline of the facts relating to the subject As far as I have been Enabled to
collect them lying before you. 2ndly That when I give my consent, aid or council to
A member of the Church to persue any course that seams to lead out of the main channel
lying before me I ought to give my reasons for it, that the Presidency may at one see the
cause and motive, which I have endeavord to lay before you, if he is successful, in a few months