Afton, Union County, Iowa
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Excerpt:aking, I have promised Mr. White of Afton Iow[a], through whom I am operating, one hundred dollars for a Monument, the last of Nov. next; then after it is in place, the engraving of names & material to engrave upon will be an additional expense. The ground, the fencing and Monument has been quite a subject of comment through the Papers of that State as a work of the "Mormon Church". In order to finish the work in keeping with the reputation of this Church ...