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1872 August 22 Letter to John P. Taggart

Title

1872 August 22 Letter to John P. Taggart

Description

Brigham informs U.S. Assessor Taggart he is ready to pay income taxes for 1868–1871.

Type

Correspondence
Government

Sender

Brigham Young
T. W. Ellerbeck

Recipient

John P. Taggart

Date

1872 August 22

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah

Subject

Financial
Taxes

 

Sallt Lake City, U.T.
Aug. 22. 1872

Jno. P. Taggart Esq.
U.S. Assessor for district of Utah.

Dear Sir:-- It is now some time since my Returns of Income for the years 1868. 1869.
1870 and 1871 were made out and sworn to before you, and have not yet been called upon for
payment thereof. I shall be pleased to pay the amounts for the various years, according to said
Returns, whenever the proper officer will notify me. (amounting in all to Eight Hundred Thirty
four 45/100 dollars.)
Respectfully Yours,
Brigham Young
Trustee in Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints per T.W. Ellerbeck
Chief Clerk