The Brigham Young Center

Salt Lake City. U.T.
26 Nov. 1870.

Prest. H.S. Eldredge
Liverpool

Dear Brother,

President Young, accompanied by President Geo. A. Smith and Elder Brigham Young Jun. started yesterday morning for "our Dixie," where he proposes to spend the winter. It was his intention to write to you, and acknowledge the receipt of your favors of October 3rd and November 2nd, but during the last few days, so numerous were the calls upon his time and attention that he was unable to do so. I have therefore taken the liberty to inform you of their save arrival.

On the 8th inst President Young telegraphed to you, to forward to Elder W.C. Staines at New York, the stereotype plates and blocks of the book of Mormon; it being the intention to publish an edition of that work in this city. I hope you received the telegram in safety, and in time enough to ship the plates by the company leaving Liverpool on the "Manhattan". I understand it is also the intention of Elder Cannon to publish an edition of the "Key to Theology," the plates of which are also in your office. But I do not think he will toutch the
latter work, until he has finished with the edition of the Book of Mormon.

A note however short would be incomplete without some slight notice of the "situation" in Utah. Notwithstanding the unceasing, and I might without impropriety say, the frantic efforts of the enemies of Zion, located in our midst, who for want of a better name, have been styled "the ring" -- peace still reigns in the hearts and lives of the children of the Kingdom; and those who have been plotting against our lives and liberties have not, to use a common, though rather vulgar expression, "made one trick." Packed juries have been
impanneled, courts have met and made most absurd and illegal rulings to the supposed prejudice of the Saints, and have at last adjourned, yet nothing has been done. The cause of God still rolls on, and we still live, and whilst living rejoice in the never failing watch care of our Heavenly Father.

Sister Eldredge and your family are well, with the two exceptions therein, with which you are so well, though sorrowfully acquainted
With kind remembrance to yourself, Elders Jacques and Carlson and to Mr. Davies

I remain, Your brother in the new and everlasting covenant.

Geo. Reynolds