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1866 February 20 Letter to James Davidson

Title

1866 February 20 Letter to James Davidson

Description

The church does not have the financial means to assist emigrants this season.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

Brigham Young

Recipient

James Davidson

Date

1866 February 20

Location

Great Salt Lake City

Subject

Emigration
Financial Matters

Item sets

Letterbook v. 8

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President's Office
Gt Salt Lake City Feb. 20th, 1866.
James Davidson,

Deseret Mills.

Dear Brother:-

Your letter of Saturday's date on the subject of <the> emigration of the balance of your family has been received. I regret that I am unable to comply with your request in sending for them. I could pay you what is coming to you in other means than money; but money is difficult to be procured, and nothing but money will answer for the emigration of the people. ship owners, provision merchants, and Rail Road Companies will take nothing but money; and the calls upon me are already so numerous that I find myself compelled to decline promising aid of this kind, unless I have the money paid me to do it with. You may have ever so much on the books, but that is not gold in Liverpool.

With love, I remain

Your Brother,
Brigham Young