Letter to William and Rachel Thompson Atkin, 26 July 1888
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Letter to William and Rachel Thompson Atkin, 26 July 1888
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People & Places
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Excerpt:Answered PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST. OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. P. O.BOX B. Salt Lake U. T. July 26, 1888 Brother & Sister Atkin Dear friends I Received [Wm] very interesting Letter of June 24 and Read it with much interest And as I have told you before I can ownly steal a few momts to scribble off a few lines in answer if I did not do this myself myany of my Letters would go unanswered for it is all ... -
Excerpt:for a settlemt He will Throw out all our Temples Tabernacles & the theology Houses and Not count them in at all, for they should be free and He will have what we have turned over go up to the Supreme Court to decide upon And if they Declare the Law Constitutional I suppose the Govmet will Dispose of the property in some way but if the Law is Declared unconstitutional the property is to be Returned to us But a great many Gentiles though the whole country say it is a Dam shame for the Govmet to rob us ... -
Excerpt:3 July 26 1888 PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS P.O. BOX B. Salt Lake U.T. 188--- on the flat cleared off the brush pitched 15 tents brought out the waterin duffel Clanuets and prepared to Entertain Excursion it & at $150 a day or $[$] a week He has had so many He could not Lodge them or feed them amount by selty 2 or 3 tables ^Tables^ & was there 3 days it is splendid fishingin the Creek we daught a ... -
Excerpt:And was it not for keeping company with Mae & Addy I Expet I could go openly but I hope thy will soon be free we have two New Judges Aponted & Confirmed I hope they will be bettern than those Removed. Give my Love to all the family what Man was that who died at Price a few days since I suppose you have year harvest all up we are ownly just beging to cut our wheat I have found two [Artecimies] Wells of Emmas I drew one 300 feet for More ...