1873 June 9 Letter to Abraham O. Smoot

Title

1873 June 9 Letter to Abraham O. Smoot

Description

Smoot is asked to help Matilda Petersen recover money her late husband loaned to Ulrich Petersen, if her claim is valid.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

Brigham Young

Recipient

Abraham O. Smoot

Date

1873 June 9

Location

Provo, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Subject

Financial
Emigration
Dispute

Salt Lake City, U. T.
June 9. 1873

Prest. A. O. Smoot,
Provo City.

Dear Bro:

Sister Matilda Petersen, wife of Ulrich Petersen, who died at Florence on his way here, some ten years ago, represents that her husband loaned to Bro Poul Andersen, now in Provo, the sum of 700 Swedish rix dollars to emigrate himself and family and has never paid a dollar of it.

The sister says she is needy and wants the money; that her husband took a note for the amount, but she lost it with other papers.

We wish you to look into the matter and if the thing is as represented, see that the sister has justice done in the premises.

Your Bro in the Gospel
Brigham Young