The Brigham Young Center

Gt. Salt Lake City,
May 10th, 1866.

Colonel Carroll H. Potter,
Commanding Post Camp Douglas.

Sir:

I am directed by President Brigham Young to acknowledge the receipt of a letter written from your Head Quarters, directed to Brigham Young Esq., and signed by G. G. F. Price, Capt. and A. A. A. G., on the subject matter of the conversation between yourself and accompanying officers and himself and friends, at the interview on the 8th instant.

Captain Price writes that "as you (President Young) pledged yourself to him (you) and the officers accompanying him (you) that the private property of Gentile citizens in Salt Lake should not be molested without due process of law, he does (you do) not consider it necessary to write farther about the matter, believing that you (President Young) understand perfectly the conversation of yesterday, as also the instructions of General Sherman read to you (President Young). He is (you are) therefore of the opinion that it is needless to write or converse farther on this subject as it is well understood by both parties."

As it is evident from the above statement, quoted from Captain Price's letter, that a misconception already exists in your minds as to what President Young really did say, and he is unwilling that such wrong impression should prevail, he begs to reiterate his request that you communicate in writing <what> you ask of him; and, as he remarked to you during the interview, he thinks that he can answer you satisfactorily. This, he feels assured, you will recognize as Proper and business-like, and the best means of preventing misunderstanding, especially as you promised to communicate your requests in writing.

Very Respectfully, Your Obd't Servant,

Geo. Q. Cannon,
Private Secretary to President Young