I consider that a sens of duty requires
me to lay before you certain things which have been
a source of much greif & sorrow to me since my arival
in England. sSome of the reasons why I have not before opened
my mind to you upon the subject has been that I
have not wished to trouble your mind with any
thing that I could get along without, & it has been much
against my will to find fault with my Brother & lastly
I have lived in hopes of arranging all matters in an
amicable manner without without calling your attention
to the subject at all. But I have at last come to the
conclusion that you ought to know all. You will then
understand my position & know how to remember me before
the Lord and perhaps you may be sumwhat surprised at
what I am about to reveal to you At the death of Joseph
you are well aware their was a strugling for power among
certain men in America ^have^ you have felt the wait of this
truth, in Zion So have I in Liverpool among men from
whom I looked for better things viz RHedlock & TWard
Their has been one Evil in this church from the Begining give men
a little extra power & influence for a season when it is called
for they are not willing to give it up or fill their own place &
sustain men in theirs at least I have found it so here
I will now give you a statement of facts as near as I
can in truth since my arival in Liverpool. When I first
landed I discovered a coldness & distance on the part of Elder Hedlock
towards me but much more to towards Br Clark after
spending a few days in getting settled I began to make inquiry
into the affairs of the office Br Hedlock said the account Books
were there I could Examine them. the Books not being kept
in a Systematical order I could not readily comprehend things
Please read the remainder of this communication to thyself
I consider that a sens of duty requires
me to lay before you certain things which have been
a source of much greif & sorrow to me since my arival
in England.Some of the reasons why I have not before opened
my mind to you upon the subject has been that I
have not wished to trouble your mind with any
thing that I could get along without, & it has been much
against my will to find fault with my Brother & lastly
I have lived in hopes of arranging all matters in an
amicable manner without calling your attention
to the subject at all. But I have at last come to the
conclusion that you ought to know all. You will then
understand my position & know how to remember me before
the Lord and perhaps you may be sumwhat surprised at
what I am about to reveal to you At the death of Joseph
you are well aware their was a strugling for power among
certain men in America have you felt the wait of this
truth, in Zion So have I in Liverpool among men from
whom I looked for better things viz RHedlock & TWard
Their has been one Evil in this church from the Begining give men
a little extra power & influence for a season when it is called
for they are not willing to give it up or fill their own place &
sustain men in theirs at least I have found it so here
I will now give you a statement of facts as near as I
can in truth since my arival in Liverpool. When I first
landed I discovered a coldness & distance on the part of Elder Hedlock
towards me but much more to towards Br Clark after
spending a few days in getting settled I began to make inquiry
into the affairs of the office Br Hedlock said the account Books
were there I could Examine them. the Books not being kept
in a Systematical order I could not readily comprehend things