The Historical Record IS A MONTHLY MAGAZINE, Devoted to Historical, Bio- graphical, Chronological and Statistical Matters PERTAINING TO THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. Subscription Price, - 1.25 Per Annum, in Advance. Andrew Jenson, PUBLISHER OF THE HISTORICAL RECORD. OFFICE.— No. 154 N. Second West Street. Salt Lake City, Utah Feb. 18 1888 President Wilford Woodruff and Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Dear Brethren! I feel impressed to write again to ...

material aid, as it will be impossible for me under the present circumstances to derive sufficient from regular subscribers, to bear expenses of printing, etc., and live besides, while doing it. I feel safe in saying that if the Church should have employed men to hunt up dates and facts - perusing all old records and documents to be formed, as I have done - the compiling of the history of ^the^ Salt Lake CityStake alone would have cost it (the Church) thousands of dollars; and in writing up the other Stakes ...

task of completing the Church Encyclopadia which I have promised the public. Hoping, dear brethren, that you will give this matter your earliest attention, and give me an answer, I remain Your Brother in the Gospel, Andrew Jenson. P.S. I will add that I wrote to the Council some time ago, but did not receive any answer. A. J. ...