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1872 May 7 Letter to George M. Wheeler

Title

1872 May 7 Letter to George M. Wheeler

Description

Brigham prefers not to ship a delicate transit instrument for repairs, believing it can be fixed locally.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

David McKenzie

Recipient

George M. Wheeler

Date

1872 May 7

Location

Washington DC
Salt Lake City, Utah

Subject

Business Matters

Salt Lake City. U.T.
May 7. 1872.

Lt. Geo. M. Wheeler,
Engineer Office, Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir,

Yours of the 7th inst. was received to-day. Your former communication requesting that our transit be sent to you for repairs, was also received.

Prest. Young instructed me at that time to write to you stating that he was not in favor of shipping the instrument because of its great delicacy, and he believed that it could be repaired here, if, after your personal inspection you found it necessary. I ought to have written this sooner, but owing to the multiplicity of business it had slipped my attention.

Yours with respect
D. McKenzie Sec.