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 the
necesary monney to pay my
Expenses to go on a Mission
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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.