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1863 October 26 Letter to Peter Maughan

Title

1863 October 26 Letter to Peter Maughan

Description

There is a need to gather the grain that is due to the Church in order to support those depending on the church for subsistence.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

Brigham Young
Heber C Kimball
Daniel H Wells

Recipient

Peter Maughan

Date

1863 October 26

Location

Great Salt Lake City

Subject

Charity
Financial Matters
Tithing

Item sets

Letterbook v. 6

President's Office
Great Salt Lake City Oct. 26 1863

Bp. Peter Maughan

Dear Brother

In view of the scarcity of grain & the increased demand over the past years we are induced to write to you specially on the subject of gathering and properly securing all the grain due the Church on Tithing, on P. E. Fund Co. & Deseret News office indebtedness & on donations to the Missionary Fund; in your Ward & with all possible dispatch forward the same to the Genl. T. Receiving Store this City (as the office is & has been empty) so that we can feed those depending on us for bread.

To further accomplish the end desired you should visit every member of the Ward & learn the amounts of grain, stock, cash, &c. raised & made & see that the tenth is duly paid in & punctually forwarded. If any one refuses to pay his proper Tithing in its kind It should, we think, be made a matter of fellowship

To facilitate the forwarding of the grain, besides useing the labor tithing, you are for the present authorized to get the hauling done on debts due the Deseret News office, P. E. F. Co., & as donations to the Missionary Fund, by those who have no wheat to spare on such indebtedness.

We shall expect you to be punctual & energetic in all these matters as it will no longer do to evade duties & obligations of so much importance

Your Brethren in the Gospel

Brigham Young
Heber C. Kimball.
Daniel H Wells