The Brigham Young Center

Col. C. G. Hammond
Sup
Omaha. N. T.

Dear Sir:--

Your telegram of 27th. inst. was received yesterday, wishing the sum of $15.826.15 claimed for transportation of emigrants, endorsed on the Company's note in my favor falling due 9th Feby. next, and trust that my reply by telegraph to day will be satisfactory, viz, proposing to endorse Ten Thousand ($10.000.00) dollars on the note aforesaid, and the balance ($5826.15) to be endorsed on their note due 9th April next.

My liabilities are so numerous and so pressing on acct of labor performed under my contract with the U. P. R. R. Co that I have been compelled to dispose of the January and March notes and all of the Februarymnote except the above mentioned amount, to liquidate a small part of the claims against me. The money on those notes has properly been due me three-fourths of a year already, and I do not see how the Company can object to the whole amount being endorsed on the April note, but being desirous to meet your wishes to accommodate you personally I make the foregoing proposition which, through the embarrasment caused me by the failure of the Company to pay me as per contract is the best I am able to offer you, as the whole business of our Territory is suffering greatly and our Merchants are severely cramped having advanced means to the graders of the road who are unable to pay them through the Company not having kept their engagements with me; and I hope that if we need a little leniency it will be duly extended to us in return for the length of time we have waited and are now waiting for them to meet engagements for large amounts which should have been paid a year ago, some of which they do not propose to pay till next April;-- but anything that I can do to accommodate you or the Company (as I have hither to done) I shall still be happy to do.

Wishing you much success in your superintendency, and trusting to have the pleasure of seeing you again sometime, I remain,

Very truly Your friend,