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
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We have had to help so many things and times so
hard to collect any thing the Church to day cannot
pay its Notes but if we can get help for a year we will come out all right. Now if you
or any one Els can help us to any money let
us know we will give Notes and pay interest
to all who furnish in money Let us know it is
getting close times with us at present our Temple is full of work Daily 200 & over. I want
to write a few lines to Brother Thompson
which I wish you would give to him
it is about the piping We sent for the
Temple I never saw a Day in my life life
when I was so overwhelmed in family care &
Responsibility as I am to day I trust the
Lord will carry me through to the End
I hope Sister Atkin will get better of her
Illness As I am in a meeting I
must stop writing