The Brigham Young Center

Salt Lake City, U. T.
Aug. 25. 1871.

Elder Wm. C. Staines
P. O. box 3957.
New York city.

Dear Bro:-

Enclosed please find bill of Stationary for my office, which I wish you to buy and forward by Rail Road ordinary freight, addressed to T. W. Ellerbeck, Salt Lake City. In one of yours you stated that there would be some funds, and you can pay for above bill out of them. You had perhaps better obtain the prices of several houses, so as to choose the cheapest and best, as there may be considerable differences and a saving to be made by giving the matter some scrutiny.

Also find Check on Riggs & Co made payable by my endorsement to your order to be credited to the Account of Liverpool Office as previously advised for One Thousand ($1000.) Dollars

Yours in the Gospel of Peace
Brigham Young

[Note: the following is the attached supply list]

4 Ledgers (18 x 12 best tough white paper) 850 pages, full page ruling fine flesher, Russia
bands
4 Journals (16 x 101/2 do) 600 pages do do
8 six quire Ledgers (151/2 x 10 in do) flesher, Russia Bands
6 seven " " ( do do) " "
6 eight " " ( do do) " "
8 Day Books about 635 pages, <(ruled)> 151/2 x 6; single columns full flesher
4 do " 500 " (do) 151/2 x 6; single columns full flesher
15000 Envelopes, Corn laid double thick, 5 Gov.
15000 do amber " " 5 Gov.
2000 do white " triple thick 5 Gov
6 reams New York Bill cap (Foolscap size)
6 do Brooklyn Mills Vellum Note
25 do Fools Cap ruled best white
10 do superfine Letter paper best white
Lot of metallic paper fasteners, assorted
3 gross Elastic Bands, new (small, medium & large size) assorted
6 " Faber's (hexagon) Pencils No. 3
6 " do No. 2
1 " India rubber penholders, difft. sizes, best kinds
1 " Penholders ( Blanzy Poure & Cie) makers, 2 sizes
1 " pieces composition India rubber 6 balls White twine (cotton)
2 doz ordinary glass round Ink stands (bottles)
4 doz Letter Book oil sheets, new & superior quality
1/3 gross Arnolds writing fluid - new - quart bottles
1/3 " Red Ink best kind 1/4 doz Letter Books, good strong binding, 1000 pages
500 feet Red Tape assorted 3 balls of Blue twine (strong)
3 portable writing desks for use on trips, best kinds with a few extra ink bottles or stands
that have a metallic stopper that screws on, airtight or inktight, or other contrivance so that
they can be carried in a desk or in the pocket without any risk of the ink coming out.