Your letter of June 12th is
recived informing me of my appoint-
ment as a missionary to Great
Britain naming July 18thor Septem-
ber 5th as the time to leave Salt
Lake City.
My circumstances are these I am
45 years of age of good health gener-
aly I have one wife of the same
age and seven children my first ais a Daughter Twenty Two years
old she is married. The next is
a son of Twenty who has always
been a good boy ^he^ has gone to Snowville
Utah to build a house for our family
on a Homestead that I entered last
month. He will probily come to work
here in the winter months
My next is a boy of Fifteen
years old he is learning to Tele-
graph and will soon be able to operate
but at presant he is not earning
any thing. The other Four are
aged respectivley a girl Ten a bBoy eight
also am another bBoy six and a girl
Three years old
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With fair circumstances
my family would be able to get
along. Business here as been very
poor this. ^year^ The Union Pacific mine as
been shut down for seven weeks at which
we were working.
I am in debt some through being
out of employment adnd buying a team
wagon and harness also entering a
Homestead and purchesing water for it.
I have sold some property which
will pay it off and leave a little over bBut it is mot due till January next
My feelings are good and I disire
to labor for the cause of Zion, and so
do my family too. We feel like leaving
the matter with you wheather it will
be purdent for me to go on mission at
this time I am very respectfuly
your Brother in the Gospel Andrew Wallwork
I believe it would work an hardship on Bro Wallwork's
Family. should he leave them at the present time
as they are entirely dependent on the coal mines for
a living, & work is not very sure, as the coal trade
is dull.
very truly your Brother in the Gospel. James Bowns.
Bishop, Almy Ward
Let him take time to streighten
out his affairs & when ready re-
port to us. J. F. S.
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[sideways text] Andrew Wallwork
28 June, 1891
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