Letter to Brigham Young Jr., 3 May 1887
Salt Lake City, Utah,
Dear Brother Brigham
Your Welcome Letter of April
19 is received and I was very glad to hear
from you. I was vary much pleased with
the spirit of your Letter Now with regard to
Brother Tenney, I will say I did not know
that He had any Appointment by any bady
One Except the Mission I gave him to the
Zonies, Lagoonies, Islata &c. while I was in that
country He done Nothing in the Mission after
the Rail Roading commenced And after He
came out of prision and broke down financia-
lly and in spirit & health We could not Expect
him to do much at Missionary Work at present
But in coresspondence with the presidency we
have thought it Wisdom to Esstablish a
mission with the Maricopas, Pemos Papagoes and
then reach the Yaquis but not to begin with the
Yaquis first. And having travelled with Tenney
and knowing that He could preach Well in spanish
I thought He would make one good hand with
a company of 4 or 6 as the case might be to Engage
in that Mission He might not be a suitable
man to Lead in it I have written to him upon
the subject and it would Meet his Mind to Engage
