| Show E explanation X P LK N A T 10 N RELATIVE TO CHANGE OF NAME having been requested thereto we copy the ibe following from the millennial star nottingham june 12 1861 isol president G Q cannon dear brother 1 feel to write you a few lines iines it fine I 1 explanatory of the reasons why the figures iu s which have at different times been affixed to my name were attached thereto in order to make a distinction between me and other men bearing he lie same bame name on the ath of july 1810 1816 1 I was first baptized into the church of or jesus christ et ef latter day saints when I 1 was known as james brown without any anye other distinction on the ath of the above named month 1846 1 enlisted in the service of the united states against mexico as a private soldier in com corn pany D ot of the mormon battalion there bearg bearg an older man th ahn n myself of the same bame name dame in that company at the time when hen the i sergeant called the name ot of one both ot of us answered to it hence to distinguish ui us they called him james jimes brown first and me james 1 brown second and thus my name was writ i ten and aad sent up in the rolls and I 1 suppose it was so entered at that time in the church history hi 3 tor viz james 13 brown own 21 2 1 in t the e fall tall of 1848 wen I 1 went up to p pay ay 1 my tithing there wms was james brown 1st ast and james brown 21 on the tithing books and as I 1 had bad never paid a y tithing it was waa very e evident v 1 i that there were two james browns on the church records beto e me it therefore became necessary that I 1 should adopt some other mark of distinction to my name hence the fi gigure figure re 3 was affixed and from that time i up to the present my name has appeared in print and before the public as james brown j I 1 ad M I 1 I 1 now after having many questions pro pounded to me aa as to the why and wherefore i of this 3 I 1 s I 1 have resolved to omit it alto fether gether and tute lute the letter S medially in ili my name in its stead as that will be better understood and will appear in history and it will not only be a distinction in my i name but it w 11 serve to kf pup the name on my mothers side her maiden name having been beeh ns 1 I from and after fter the date of this letter sign my name james S brown 17 and request all my friends aid and ald bret brethren tren who have in times p et ft lia ha I 1 occasion to record my name in their private journals or any other history which in af er times may be read teai to j make this distinction and show chow the chang change e or james brown james brown ad james brown ad and james S brown wear the same game pair of whiskers stand in the same pair of 0 boots at the bame same ilme lime aud and aie ate but one person you will please to publish this explanation in the star and oblige your jour our brother in the covenant of truth JAMES S BROWN late james brown ad |
