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1872 May 19 Letter to Albert Carrington

Title

1872 May 19 Letter to Albert Carrington

Description

Young urges sending the ill George Thatcher home immediately, shares updates on his own health, notes no hostile legislation from Congress, and mentions political plans involving Fitch and Smith.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

Brigham Young

Recipient

Albert Carrington

Date

1872 May 19

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah

Subject

Missionary Work
Government
Personal

S.L. City, May 19. /72
Prest. A. Carrington.

Dear Bro

I have just learned from a letter written by Bro David John to Bro. Jeremy that Geo. Thatcher is seriously ill. We would be pleased to have you send him <home> at once, without waiting to come with a Company. You may think it necessary to have some careful person accompany him, do so, if it is best.
Since my release I am kept very busy and pass considerable of my time out of doors. My health is good, and that of my associates. Everything appears to be working as well as we could expect, and, truly, we have very great reason to be thankful to God for His
abundant mercy and goodness.

Congress has given us no inimical legislation as yet, and as the session is drawing to a close, they may fail to do so. Fitch returned home last Wednesday, Bates is also here.
Prest. Smith talks of starting for the Philadelphia convention as Fitch's alternate, about the 29th unless the latter shall change his mind & conclude after all to go himself Mr Fitch is teetoally opposed to Grant and declares if Grant is nominated, he will stump for Greeley.

I will not prolong this letter as I wish it mailed to night, to lose no time in hastening George's return.

Remember me affectionately to the brethren and accept my best wishes.

Your family and all our families, so far as I have the means of knowing, are all well.

Your Bro. in the Gospel
Brigham Young