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1870 August 19 Letter to Philemon C. Merrill

Title

1870 August 19 Letter to Philemon C. Merrill

Description

Merrill is asked to prepare land in Rich county to be occupied. John Tippets will take possession of Brigham's property.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

Brigham Young

Recipient

Philemon C. Merrill

Date

1870 August 19

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah
Rich County

Number of Pages

2

Subject

Settlements
Property

Salt Lake City. U.T.
19 August 1870.

Elder Philemon C. Merrill
Rich Co.

Dear Brother:
We expect that Captain W.H. Hooper will be at Soda Springs next week, accompanied by a surveyor to take possession of the property handed over to bro. Hooper and myself by Mr Alex. Majors. I should be pleased for you to be there at the time to make arrangements for brethren to occupy the land in that section. I am desirous that every available spot should be taken up by the brethren, and secured at once; and if there be those in Rich County, who would occupy the country there for a time, who do not feel to reside permanently, I should like them to do so, until the brethren from this city are prepared to go.

Bro John Tippets, of Farmington will take charge of my portion of the property handed over by Mr Majors

Your Brother in the Gospel
Brigham Young

P.S. I have written to Elder C.C. Rich on the subject, and have talked with bro. Budge in relation thereto. Bro Budge will be the bearer of this note to you.