“Thursday, Aug 11 . . .Releases - -Elders Alfred A Robinson and John Cooper of the Scottish conference, Franklin P Foster of the Norwich conference, and Thomas A Condie of the Leeds conference are honorably released to return home August 25th, 1904. (Mill.Star, 66:506).” [BMMH, 1904].
“Thursday, Aug. 25. . . .Departures - -The following Elders sailed from Liverpool for Boston per s.s.’Republic,’ August 25, 1904: From Great Britain - -Alfred A Robinson, William T Stewart, Franklin P Foster, John Cooper. From Germany - -Thomas H Glenn. From Holland - -Cornelius Van De Graaf. With the company were twenty-four emigrating Saints, and a number of visitors returning home. The company was in charge of Elder Van De Graaf. (Mill.Star, 66:554).” [BMMH, 1904]. (source abbreviations)