The Brigham Young Center

Salt Lake City, U.T.
January 16. 1869.

T.C. Durant Esq.
Vice President U.PR Road Echo.

Dear Sir:-

Your telegram of 14th inst. giving advice that your New York House had placed One Hundred Thousand Dollars to my credit with Messrs Jno. J. Cisco & Son. N.Y. was duly received, for which please accept my thanks.

Such was the demand upon me for money that I have drawn my checks for nearly the whole amount already.

The estimate of my work done in the month of November amounted to $376.690.-89. on which I have received the One Hundred Thousand as per your telegram, and bill of tools &c $31.677.21 and from Mr. Frost, Asst Cashier $150.000.00 making in all $281.677.21 leaving:--

Balance due me for November.....................................$97.013.68
And there is a balance due me for October of............... 33.592.13
Making Total due me, ending November 30. 1868......$130.605.81.
besides the estimate for December which falls due in four days and
is exclusive of the twenty per cent which is retained.

I have expended all my available funds in forwarding the work, and if I had the means to continue -would not now ask for any assistance. These explanations must be my apology for troubling you in the matter.

I learn by telegraph from Mr Reed that the cars passed Pulpit Rock yesterday at 11 o'clock. This must be very cheering to you, as it certainly is to me. I congratulate you on your unprecedented success, and beg to assure you, dear sir, that if there is anything in which I can be of service to you, or the company, you may command me.

With sentiments of esteem,

I remain Very truly Yours,
Brigham Young