Letter from Martin Hansen, 1 August 1892

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Letter from Martin Hansen, 1 August 1892
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    Martin Hansen American Fork August the 1st 1892. Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother I received your Notification On the 29th of July concirning a mission to Scandinavia You wished me to state my feelings. I do so with plasure I am willing to fill the mission to the best of my abilaty. I never yet have tryed to shirk enny Call or Duty placeed upon me by those having authority to do so, nor would I dare to do so now but I am sory to say that my sircomestances ...
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    I have bin blessed with a good Onest and faithfull Wife and Children thank God, witch is more to me than riches. I have had a fammily of nine Children eight Boys and one ^one^ girl. I have Berred too Boys next to the Oldest I have seven left the youngest 5 months old I have know ^no^ income of enny kind except a small farm and some time I rase my Bre^a^d stuff to do me for one year and very often I ...
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    I am a little in dept But I hope to be able to fix it all rite by then this is about my sircomsstances and feellings. I was Born in Senglöse Danmark Shalland the 30th of Jan 1847. there may be something that you may wish to know of me if so inquire of my Bishop Your Brother in the gospel Martin Hansen Prest Woodruff Dear Brother, Brother Hanson is one of our head Teachers of the Ward, & a faithfull Teacher in the Sunday School, in fact ...
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    feel to Excuse him, Please send him a letter to that Effict as he is very sensitive on such points yours very truley Bp. George Halliday. We do not desire him to go on a mission, unless he can do so without leaving his family destitute, or to suffer loss and hardships in his absence, and would rather he remain at home until his circumstances would Jus- tify him in taking a mission. but if the ward could look after his family a little, and see that they did not suffer he ...