Spring City, Mar 15 [18]94 Presdt Wilford Woodruff Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Brother: Replying to your letter of Jan 20th will say: It is my sincere desire to comply with your wishes and offer my services as a missionary, but at the present time my circumstances and affairs are in such a shape as to make it next to impossible for me to go now, or at the time you state in letter. I should very much like an extention of time, and if granted, shall endeoavor to so shape my affairs ...

March 16th 1894 I find Bro. Charls Crawfort is more invoved in debt then I expected it is all most imposible to sell property for cash your Bro in the Gospel James A. Allred, Bishop [upside-down text] Chas L. Crawforth Mar. 15 [18]94 [end of upside-down text] ...