1854 September 19 Letter to S.M. Nye and Russell Holbrook

Title

1854 September 19 Letter to S.M. Nye and Russell Holbrook

Description

Albert Carrington informs S.M. Nye and Russell Holbrook of the yearly Deseret News subscription cost and general conditions of the Territory.

Type

Correspondence
Financial

Sender

Albert Carrington

Recipient

S.M. Nye and Russell Holbrook

Date

1854 September 19

Location

Great Salt Lake City
Portland, Oregon Territory

Subject

Publications
Financial

Item sets

G. S. L. City  Utah Territory
Septr. 19th 1854.
 
Messrs. S. M. Nye &
Russell Holbrook
Portland, Oregon Territory.

Gentlemen,

Yours of May 25th addressed to Gov. Young came to hand pr. mail on the 15th inst, & in reply I have to inform you that there is, as yet, but one Newspaper printed in this Territory; it is called The Deseret News, and is printed every week at $6. a year, payable in advance.  Not presuming that you wished Governor Young to advance this amount, I can only say that upon the receipt of $12 two copies of the Deseret News will be regularly forwarded to you for one year.

I am not aware that our Vallies have any particular advantages except those of a healthy & pleasant climate, and excellent soil which the dryness of our climate renders it necessary to irrigate in order to raise crops
 
Yours respectfully
 
Albert Carrington
Editor of Deseret News