Letter to Charles C. Rich-- On November 15, 1846, and again on January 4, 1847, President Brigham Young wrote instructions to Charles C. Rich who was in charge of the Saints at Mount Pisgah. The full letter of November 15 from which Nibley printed an extract is on file in the Church Historian's Office. No original copy of the second letter has been located so we reproduce Nibley's extracts from both letters. The letters deal with the Mormon preparations for the Exodus.
In writing to Charles C. Rich at Mount Pisgah under date of November 15th, President Brigham Young said:
"We are building a water mill near the camp to grind our own grain through the winter and also to grind the grain necessary for a fit out for the Pioneer company to start early next spring for a country west of the mountains. We consider it wisdom to leave our families here and none but able-bodied men go next season, and we are confident if we do this a company can start from here early enough to cross the mountains and be ready to put in summer crops, build houses, mills, etc., and thus prepare something tangible for our families and the Saints when they follow after." {1846-November 15-BY-Nibley, p. 80}
[source: Clark, James R., Messages of the First Presidency (6 volumes)]
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