[Wilford Woodruff]
I was Appointed at the last October Conference as the Chairman of the Auditing Committee to Audit the Accounts of the Late Presidet Brigham Young Trustee in trust of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and all other Church Accounts And after 6 Months of hard Labor we find the Esstate of the late Presidt Brigham Young indebted to the Church on Trustee business to the Amt of $999,632.90 And never have been Enabled to form a Settlement of the Esstate with the Executors untill to day when all Accounts were setled and the following properties turned over.
The following property was Turned over to day By George Q. Cannon & Brigham Young and Albert Carrington as Executors of the Esstate of Presidet Brigham Young to John Taylor Trustee in Trust for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. This property turned over was Church Property or to Pay Church Debts.
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$ $ ct
The Empire Mills 40,000
Two offices of Presidet Young 7,000
Gordo House 100,000
Theater 125,000
Various lots of Land 28,648.50
Washington Factory 60,000
Z.C.M.I. Stock 118,000
Provo Factory 50,000
Utah Southern Rail Road Bonds 16,000
Street Rail Road Bonds or Stock 55,050
Salt Lake City Gass Stock 80,000
For Mary Ann and Amelia Young 20.000
Total 699,698.50For Services Rendered the Church
for 30 years $10,000 300.000
Total of all Claims against the Esstate $999,698.50
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I will say for and in behalf of the Executors of the Esstate of Brigham Young viz George Q. Cannon, Brigham Young And Albert Carrington that they have done all in their power to settle this Esstate in Justice Equity and Righteousness.
[Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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