The Brigham Young Center

President's Office,
Gt. Salt Lake City,
August 20th, 1866.

Bishop H. H. Kearnes,
Gunnison, San Pete Co.

Dear Brother:
        
I have received a letter from Bro. J. B. B. Young of Warm Creek, in which he states that he intended to move away from there to some other Settlement and had bargained away his place to one Bro. Bown; but that while Bro. Bown was gone to St. George for the posterity that he had agreed to pay to Bro. Young, and Bro. Y. himself was absent, his houses, which were built of logs, were pulled down by Bro. J. E. Metcalf under your orders and moved to Gunnison. He was only absent four days, and upon his return he claimed his houses, stating that he calculated to move them to Chicken Creek in the event that Bro. Bown should, on his return, back out of his trade, and you told him that he could not have them. He said that he would try, and you said that he might keep a trying till the second resurrection; but he should not have them, because that in fifteen minutes after he left his whole premises were forfeited. He complains of this, and thinks it hard that his houses should be taken and forfeited while Bro. Metcalfs two <houses> still stand (amt. 4) at Warm Creek. He says further that he is informed that his poles and the fencing materials of his corral are all distributed, so that he cannot collect them any more if the privilege should be granted him; also, that Bro. Metcalf has had his hay cut and appropriated someway. He says also that he asked for his window sash and glass lights, but they were hid away so that he could not get them.
    
The above is his statement; possibly upon reading it you may be able to throw more light upon the subject, and therefore I send it to you.

Awaiting your reply, I remain  Your Brother,

Brigham Young