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1861 December 13 Letter to William Thornton

Title

1861 December 13 Letter to William Thornton

Description

Counsel to pay the debt on his family's emigration before acquiring debt to assist his friends.

Type

Correspondence

Sender

Brigham Young

Recipient

William Thornton

Date

1861 December 13

Location

Great Salt Lake City
American Fork

Subject

Perpetual Emigration Fund
Financial Matters

Item sets

Letterbook v. 6

Great Salt Lake City
Dec 13th 1861

William Thornton
American Fork

Dear Brother.
Your letter of Dec. 7th, relative to the emigration of certain of your friends from the old country, has been received. Upon enquiry I discover that you stand indebted to the Perpetual Emigrating Fund Co., in the sum of $169.65 Dollars, being balance still due on a/c of the emigration of yourself and family in the year 1853. I think it would be better for you to liquidate this amount, before you contract any further indebtedness, when you have arranged this matter, we will try and accommodate you what we can, relative to the emigration of your friends.

Your Brother in the Gospel

Brigham Young