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If a word is unreadable I put ---. The spelling and grammar mistakes are mostly his.
Note: "ult" means previous month; "inst" means current month; "prox" means next month. -CBA
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23d July 5
President
John D.T. McAllister
Manti Temple Sanpete Co.
Utah
My
Dear Brother McAllister:-
Your
kind favor of 14th inst reached me last Thursday. I was pleased to
receive it. As I always am [glad] to hear from you. Everything is moving as
usual with us as a people, and I think the health is generally good save a few
cases of summer complaint amongst the children. Bro Hiram Prisbrey lost a
little girl last week, she was about 2 years old, to make it worse the mother
was confined of a son the day previous to the death of the little girl. Another
thing the family are in very poor circumstance. I sent over to see how Sister
Cornelia is and they send me word that the family are well. Nelly A. McAllister
from Kanab is in town, so I am told. Come to bring Annie home. Bro John L.
Smith was with us last week, but is not here again today. He is failing quite
fast. My own health has been quite poor most of the time for several weeks,
although I am in good health at present.
We attended to baptisms yesterday
(Monday) will close tomorrow to give all an opportunity to celebrate Pioneer
day. There is a fine programme prepared which will be rendered in the
Tabernacle, dinner for Pioneers and Battalion together with all above 60 years
of age, with out regard to their religious ---.
I made some investigation in regard
to the destroyed garden and found from disinterested parties that the
garden had not been destroyed but was as good as usual some things are a
failure in all gardens this season. David says that there has not been an
animal of his on the place this season to his knowledge of this he is willing
to be qualified. He says his cow has tied up by the head except the night that
it was said she had been in that lot. She had got away from the herder and went
down to Atkinville. George Lytle I am told seen Foster’s cow in the lot but not
destroy to exceed 4 hills of corn as she was taken out at onest. The out side
fence was down.
People are busy Thrashing. My sons
are Thrashing in the Washington filed today. We will do so here on Friday if
everything goes as expected. I see that your son Eddie is working on one of the
Thrashing machines. We have four running in the city or in the vicinity of the
City today.
Talk of Railroad increases, the
company has paid Mr. Moore, Engineer who surveyed a line through this city
several years ago $450 for his field notes and they furnish him a typewriter to
do the work for him so that this looks like business.
We expect if approved by the
Brethren to close this Temple on the evening of the 27th September
and will extend to you a harty welcome whenever you please to come down. Give
my kind regards to the Brethren and Sisters who are with ou and accept the same
to yourself and loved ones. May the Lord bless you. I am as ever your fellow
laborer and brother.
David H. Cannon
30th July
5
Apostle
Abraham H. Cannon
Salt Lake City, Utah
I left here last
Saturday morning to fill a missionary appointment at Virgin City on Sunday. And on reaching home last night found your
welcome favor of the 23rd inst. I am sorry that you could not see
your way clear to make the purchase of the St. George property. If you desire
to do so. If it was in my power to --- better terms on it I would be glad to do
so but it being an estate, there are rules by which I must be p--cessed
In relation to the lots to which
have been sold for taxes, it will be necessary – the authority to redeem them
from – owners or some representative of the owner. As the persons who bid them
in at the Tax sale would retain them, only the Law gives the owners the right
to reclaim them within a given times. Hence the necessity of
having their order.
While these parties would like to
retain possession of them the law says they may be redeemed by the owners.
The assessor promised to get me out
the exact amount that would be due on each lot including interest and cost. He
has not done so but says he will soon, when he does I will forward it to you.
You might see for --- one who would
like to purchase the place that I have for sale here in the City, if so, be
kind enough to let me know their name, as I fear that I will not be able to
find a purchaser here for want of money.
My little son is better and the
rest of my family are in their usual health.
Give my love to your family and
accept the same yourself. I remain as ever yours
David H. Cannon
31st July
5
Elder Wm A
Posey
Thatcher, Arizona
Dear Brother Posey:-
Yours of the
14th inst containing Ten dollars, Temple donation was received
several days since, but owing to a press of other business has not been
answered since. The Money was placed to your credit upon our Free will offering
Book.
I was pleased to learn that you had
arrived at home in safely and that all were well with you.
Our companies keep up very well in
this Temple, considering the busy season of the year.
My family are in their usual health
and would join with me in kind regards to yourself and family if they knew I
was writing. Remember me kindly to Prest. Layton when you see him. I am your
brother in the new and ever lasting covenant.
David H. Cannon
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31st July
5
Prest Angus
M. Cannon.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
My Dear Brother Angus:-
As I have
leisure I avail myself of the opportunity of writing you.
Our sister, Leonora came down last
night and accompanied me to Josephine’s to supper. Where we had a nice visit.
It is the first time I have seen her for a year. She is looking well and is
accompanied by her daughter, Rhoda and brought her son, Angus to drive the
team. The occasion of her coming is, so I am informed to attend the wedding
reception of her nephew, Angus C. Woodbury. Who is to be married to day at 12
M. The happy Lady being a Miss Dianthy Rodgers, daughter of David Rodgers of
this place. At whose house the reception is to take place, they speak of her as
a nice young Lady, hope they will be happy.
On Tuesday last week Willie and
Josephine went to the field to cook for the Thrashers who were Thrashing for
Angus and his portion and did not get home until Wednesday night and on Friday
the machine came to our place they thrashed 370 bushels (machine measure) of
wheat for me and by the time this was done the girls were tired. I took Willie
and we went to Virgin City on Saturday where we attended meeting on Sunday,
returning home on Monday night both being benefited by the trip.
My little sons, Louis and Woodruff
are now busy plowing and getting ready to put in their fall grains. We have not
put in stubble corn this season, but will let the land rest until the last of
September when we will sow the grains. I feel proud of the efforts of my young
farmers, I should have said that Angus and his pastures had 350 bus. wheat
(machine measure) by weight our grain (370) bushels would have been 462 bushels
of 60 lbs to the bushel.
The weather is unusually warm and
all feel it. Our companies are not large, still fair for this busy season of
the year. Our sealings amount to considerable that is children to parent and
couples as husbands and wives. My family are well at present. My own health is
not good nor has it been much of the time since my return from the City. I feel
that I am getting to be an old man. Give my love to all your folks and accept
the same to yourself in which to Bro G—
I am as ever –
David H. Cannon
