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1863 September 18 Letter to Chauncey W. West, et al.

Title

1863 September 18 Letter to Chauncey W. West, et al.

Description

Chauncey West is called as Bishop for Weber County.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

Brigham Young

Recipient

Chauncey W. West
Bishops in Weber County
Brethren in Weber County

Date

1863 September 18

Location

Great Salt Lake City

Subject

Bishops
Church Leadership
Tithing

Item sets

Letterbook v. 6

Great Salt Lake City, Utah Territory,
September 18, 1863.

To Bishop Chauncey W. West and the Bishops and Brethren in Weber County:--

You are hereby informed that we have appointed br. Chauncey W. West to act as Bishop for all the settlements and inhabitants in Weber County, and that we hereby release all other Bishops in said County from the duties of their Bishopric in the several Wards. Bishop C. W. West is hereby authorized to settle with all the Bishops in Weber County who are herein released from the duties of their office as aforesaid, and from this date to settle all tithing accounts with the people of Weber County.

To assist Bishop C. W. West in the duties of his Bishopric, the inhabitants in each settlement are hereby permitted to elect a President, which Presidents will superintend Church affairs in their several localities, and will assist Bishop West in his Bishopric.

We wish the Bishops herein released and the brethren in Weber County to assist Bishop C. W. West in finding out what brethren have this season disposed of their oats and barely without paying tithing thereon in kind, and the amounts thus disposed of, and wish Bishop West to collect in money the tithing on all such amounts.


Your Brethren in the Gospel,

Brigham Young
Heber C. Kimball