Enclosed find answer of Thos
Adams who has been called on a mission
and which he has sent to me for in^d^orsement
as he has never Joined any Ward since leave-
ing Parowan, Thos Adams is my Brother
and he has been living in Salt Lake for
several years engaged in the saw business
as I presume you are well aware of,
Thos Adams is a man of good habits
and of faith in the Gospel: I am very
much pleased with his willing responce
to the call and I think he will make an
efficient missionary, he writes me that
if it could be arranged and ^if^ you were
willing he would much prefer to go to Europe than to the Southern States
as he could then gather some geneology
for the family which would be
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very desirable to our family. our
family came from the North of Ireland
and part of their ancesters if not all came
from Scotland. another of my Bros
has been on a mission to the southern states
my son was in the midde states and
I have another son now and his wife
now in the Islands of Pacific Ocean
and two of my nepews are now called
to the Southern States. I mention these
items so tha you may know where mem-
bers of our family have, are, and will like-
ly go as missionaries. As Thos Adams will
not start untill the 29 of June next ther
will be time to make the change if it meets
your feelings: trust I have not presum-
ed to much in writing to you on this
matter I remain
Your Bro in the Gispel Chas Adams, Bp
Parowan Ward