ten thousand pounds [subsirded] and a great
portion paid in in the course of three months from
this Date I have Just Reiceed a Letter from Br Russell of Merenichie saying that He is now
Building a ship of 600 tons Registar and will
send her to Liverpool in June and will take
about one thousand shares in the company and
sell the ship to them we are intending unless
otherwise Directed By the twelve at the General
Conference to form a company ^of Emigrants^ to go to Callifornia
to Leave here about the 10th of Sept also to Lend a
cargoe of such Articals as will Be usefull for the
Saints to commence a settelement in a New Country
and to Return the produts of that country to this
we expect to purchas the ship of Br Russell for the
purpos if there is Emigrants suficient ^we will^ will send
two ships in Sept. We should Be glad of any
council upon the subject that you have to commuicate
and will abide by it as to the affairs you Left for
me to setle I wish to say that you had not sailed
Before some that Loaned many to you called
upon me for it the printer & Binder pressed me
very hard I have paid them all and glad am
I, the great Exortion to Rais money on Books and
to pay up the old Bills has caused Ever since almost
an Entier stopage in paying for Book so much so
that I have not Received ten pounds on Books since
ten thousand pounds subrirded and a great
portion paid in in the course of three months from
this Date I have Just Received a Letter from Br
Russell of Merenichie saying that He is now
Building a ship of 600 tons Registar and will
send her to Liverpool in June and will take
about one thousand Shares in the company and
sell the ship to them We are intending unless
otherwise Directed By the twelve at the General
Conference to form a company of Emigrants to go to Callifornia
to leave here about the 10th of Sept also to lend a
cargoe of such Articals as will be usefull for the
Saints to commence a settlement in a New Country
and to Return the products of that country to this
We expect to purchas the ship of Br Russell for the
purpos if there is Emigrants suficient we will send
two ships in Sept We should Be glad of any
council upon the subject that you have to communicate
and will abide by it as to the affairs you left for
me to setle I wish today that you had not sailed
Before some that leanedmany to you called
upon me for it the printer & binder pressed me
very hard I have paid them all and glad am
I, the great extortion? to Rais money on Books and
to pay up the old bills has caused ever since almost
an Entier stopage in paying for Book so much so
that I have not Received ten pounds on Books since