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1871 June 13 Letter to Agnes Dalling

Title

1871 June 13 Letter to Agnes Dalling

Description

Brigham cannot emigrate Dalling's daughter for free due to the high number of poor needing assistance; the Elders determine whom to help.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

Brigham Young

Recipient

Agnes Dalling

Date

1871 June 13

Location

Ogden, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Subject

Emigration
Financial

Salt Lake City
June 13. 1871.

Mrs. Agnes Dalling
Ogden City, Weber Co.

Dear Sister.

Your letter to me concerning the emigration of your daughter from England has been received.

There are so many of the Latter-day Saints in England and elsewhere who are too poor to emigrate themselves, and who have, compratively so little means to operate with that we are necessitated to use considerable judgement as to who ought to have the preference. It would be very gratifying to our feelings could we gather every Latter-day-Saint, but as we cannot do this, it is left to the Presiding Elders to select those persons whom they deem most worthy of assistance. Under these circumstances I do not feel at liberty to send for your daughter without her passage is paid.

Your Bro. in the Gospel,
Brigham Young