The Brigham Young Center

Salt Lake City, U.T.
June 22/72

Elder Albert Carrington
42 Islington, Liverpool, England.

Dear Bro:--

In reply to your favor of 5th inst pr G.F. Gibbs, in which you state that you will have to draw at sight upon the President before the season is over, to enable you to settle with Messrs Guion & Co. I beg leave to furnish you an account at foot shewing the means sent this season to Bro Staines which amts as you will see to over Twenty Thousand Dollars, and to say that we send every dollar to him that is applicable to emigration uses, & that your indebtedness must actually be a little less in fact than last year yet you got along without committing so grave a breach of etiquette as you intimate your intention of doing this year.

Apr 13 1869 Cash paid W.C. Staines $ 250.00
" " " Draft on Duncan Sherman & Co. 1500.00
May 1 " " Kountze Bros 1000.00
16 " " Duncan Sherman & Co. 3000.00
24 " " do 2000.00
" " " Kountze bros Coin 1000.00
27 " " do " 1800.00
" Cy 4000.00
June 11 Drafts on do & Wells Fargo Cy 3000.00
22 " " " " Coin 750.00
" Duncan S & Co. Cy 2250.00
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$20550.00

The before mentioned amounts are all credited to you by Bro Staines, and I suppose you will see the propriety of drawing on bro Staines for whatever sum you are compelled to for the purpose of meeting the office liabilities for amounts deposited with said office: and I hope that he will be able to meet what you draw for, and then if he cannot, which must hardly be supposed, or thought of, then he could telegraph to the President for leave to draw to meet your drafts. That is the way to do it, if the worst comes, and by no means draw direct on the President. What good can it do to draw on him when we send all the money to Staines. His funds should all be used first, & I think, you will also see the propriety of this view of the case.

Wishing you complete success in all your business matters and in everything to which
you set your hands

I remain your Brother
T.W. Ellerbeck
Clerk for Prest. B. Young