Letter from John McDonald, 6 May 1843
Letter from John McDonald, 6 May 1843
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John McDonald, Letter, to , , Hancock Co., IL, 6 May 1843; handwriting and signature presumably of John McDonald; notation and docket in handwriting of ; one page; Newel K. Whitney, Papers, BYU. Includes address and archival marking.
Dear B[page torn]ds
I send a M[page torn]ou in Care of Brother Chapman for th[e pu]rpose of assisting the work of Lord in Building [h]is and My wish is that his work May prospor you will please to Renumerate Brother Chapman for any Expenses that occurs Such as freight and &c. the Beareau is worth twenty five Dollars here i sold its fellow for that price la[s]t fall, the Work of the Lord is prospering Still in this place there are many Believes the Doctrine that has not come out the Reason I assign is Some Bad Members has crept in and h[ur]t the Cause however w[e] expect all the honest in heart will Do So <Come out> I, add no More at Present
I Remain yours in the Bonds of the
John Macdonald
<I assign the above business to
> [p. [1]]
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TEXT: Possibly “M[essage to y]ou”.
TEXT: “th[page torn]rpose”.
TEXT: “[page torn]is”.
TEXT: “la[page torn]t”.
TEXT: Possibly “had”.
TEXT: “h[page torn]rt”.
TEXT: “w[page torn]”.
Endorsement in the handwriting of Willard Richards.
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