Letter from Almon Babbitt, 19 October 1841

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arived in the city of they then advised me to do the buisness in their names which I did advised me to continue in and to organizing the Church with 2 Counslers and and council which I did I also made a purchase of goods before I left the came home set them up and waited for my pardonnrs family but to my astonishment br Rank came without his family when I made inquiry he informd me that orderd of a letter to be writen to him from ohio to inform him that he must not come to this place I feelt greived about this for knew at that time that I was igno[ran]t of the change that had taken place and when in the city of if he had told me he had advised Br Rank not to come to this place I should not have purchesed the goods that I did predicated on his assistance but howevr I thought I would do the best I could I councild with on the Subject he advised me to get up the [illegible] gaainst [against] the church about here that t[h]ey might be out of the way [p. 3]
arived in the city of they then advised me to do the buisness in their names which I did advised me to continue in and to organizing the Church with 2 Counslers and and council which I did I also made a purchase of goods before I left the came home set them up and waited for my pardonnrs family but to my astonishment br Rank came without his family when I made inquiry he informd me that orderd a letter to be writen to him from ohio to inform him that he must not come to this place I feelt greived about this for knew at that time that I was ignorant of the change that had taken place and when in the city of if he had told me he had advised Br Rank not to come to this place I should not have purchesed the goods that I did predicated on his assistance but howevr I thought I would do the best I could I councild with on the Subject he advised me to get up the gaainst against the church about here that they might be out of the way [p. 3]
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