Letter from Hyrum Howland Cook, 21 October 1894
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Excerpt:Hyrum Cook Oct. 21 [18]94 Garden City Oct 21 1894 President Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City Dear Brother I received your letter stateing that my name had been suggested and accepted as a missionary to Australasia. In reply I will say I am willing to go and with the help of the Lord will make evry effort to get ready to go. the greatest obstacles in the way are to get money to pay my fare as money is so hard to ra^i^se in this part of ...
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Excerpt:is all I have to leavee for the support of my wife and children and aged mother. Still a greater obstacle than that is my Education, which I am sorry to say is not as good as it should be as I have not had the chance to get a good Education but if it is the will of God I am willing to make any Sacrifice neccessary for the Gosple sake. Can you inform me what the fare will be or what it will cost me for the journy and what books ...