HOTEL WARSHAUER J. R. BURNS, PROP. Baker City, Oregon, July 9th 1898 Prest. Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City, Utah Dear President Enclosed you will find some letters which I wish you to read, for you are the only one, to whom I can apply in my present circumstan- ces. You are, no doubt, aware that father has went bankrupt in London for a million and a half, so he cannot help me. I am the only ...

a friend in deed, and being a grand son of Brigham Young and reeliazing that you have grand sons of your own, I believe you will help me. Mother can not help me, as she is married to a Dr. Willard, and their wealth is in property. My wife commited adultry a short time ago, and we seperated but she man- aged to leave me in debt to the amount of $200.00/100, which I cut down to $75.00/100 before ...

HOTEL WARSHAUER J. R. BURNS, PROP. Baker City, Oregon, 189 these debts, and I desire to go where mother is, and accept her husbands prop- osition, so as to try and bring her into the church, which I can do if I am where she is. Hooper and the other boys have bor- rowed hundreds of dollars from relatives in the past eleven years. Loey and George have paid back all they borrowed, but Hooper owes ...

never borrowed from any one, and do not know who to ask. I have no relatives here, & do not know who to write and ask in Salt Lake except you, for you have a great abundance of this worlds goods. My father in law tried to get me in trouble a short time ago, but I am free from that trouble now. I have such great faith that you will help me that I send you my note for the amount, I am begging from you, and which ...

HOTEL WARSHAUER J. R. BURNS, PROP. Baker City, Oregon, 189 fact, I know you will no not, and I will expect it by thursday. That amount won't leave me any thing to go from here to where mother is, but with the help of the Lord, I can get there some way; for the first missionary into this country Bro. John Hunt, prophisied that I would be the means to in the hands of the Lord to bring our scattered family togather, and bring mother into the church. I only ...

Brigham W. Young July 9 [18]98 if I remain faithfull. We are none of us perfect, and I may stumble, and fall in pits, sometimes but, as sure as God liveth, and Jesus is Christ, that prophisy will be fulfilled. And I know you will help me financially this once. I will close now. Praying God to bless you and with my faith and prayers I remain Your servant Brigham W. Young Baker City Ore. ...