Your letter
to Emma was Received and read with much
Interest. Emma being confined in the Temple
wished me to Answer her letter And I do this in
the midst of company We are all in the Enjoyment
of fair health I am at my Deskdaily & attended
to the flood of business before us. And I want
to say now that we are holding Meeting with the Presidents
of Stakes to call the People to gether of their wards & see if
the people will not Loan us for the Church from
$1 to $1000 for a year of or so to help us pay the Debts of the Church which are now due which we
cannot Pay, for we cannot collect what is due us
The US has taken $1,000000 of our Real Esstate $500000
of our Money. we have had to back up the sugar Factory
which cost $600000 & owes $300000 it is Expected to make
$300000 worth of sugar this season
Your letter
to Emma was Received and read with much
Interest. Emma being confined in the Temple
wished me to Answer her letter And I do this in
the midst of company We are all in the Enjoyment
of fair health I am at my Deskdaily & attended
to the flood of business before us. And I want
to say now that we are holding Meeting with the Presidents
of Stakes to call the People to gether of their wards & see if
the people will not Loan us for the Church from
$1 to $1000 for a year or so to help us pay the
Debts of the Church which are now due which we
cannot Pay, for we cannot collect what is due us
The US has taken $1,000000 of our Real Esstate $500000
of our Money. we have had to back up the sugar Factory
which cost $600000 & owes $300000 it is Expected to make
$300000 worth of sugar this season