Peter H. Madsen Manti Agust 2 1892 Prss. Wilford Woodruff Dear Brother Your Latter Dated July 22 at hand and contents noted. In regard to my Circumstan ces in leving home and going on a Mission to Skandena- vea I can say that you cold not have catched miy un der maney more Unfavorable circumstances than at Pressent I am building a Dwelling hous this Year and are now in a Considerable debt and I can not see how I can get out of debt this Year and rais ...

at present and leve my Fam ily in comfortable circum stances and I wold therefore ask to be excused at presant but will try if Required in the future to be prepared to respon to the call. Respectfully Peter H Madsen The foregoing is a fair showing of Bro. Madsen's condition Wm T Reid Bp Manti North Ward Let him take time, and when he can go to his liking let him report his readiness J. F. S. ...