Dear Brother: There is a man by the name of LeGrande C. Layton, from Colorado, who is a joint
owner of a large Ranch, from whom Bros Silas S.
Smith and F. A. Hammond bought a quantity of
land. I became acquainted with Mr Layton last
year and he became converted to Mormonism
and wanted to be baptized. He came to this city last
Thursday to have another interview with me so that he
might be baptized. He was taken with Paralysis and
died yesterday afternoon at the Continental Hotel before
we met. His friends will take his remains back to
Colorado for burial.
Now I wish you to have him baptized f[or] and
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Endowments had for him. As I only have his name
you will let this record be open until I have time to
have it filled out
I would like to come to St George to some Confer-
ence if I can and finish up some work I wish to do.
Remember me kindly to my Temple friends. I have
been confined to my house with LaGrippe or some-
thing like it for eight days, but am now at my
work again.