George Q. Cannon--Washington, D.C., 1879 January 17-May 10

File — Box: 2A, Folder: 18

Identifier: A

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Letters to George Q. Cannon concerning various church affairs, including O. J. Hollister's interview of John Taylor for the New York Tribune; proposed congressional conditions for Utah statehood that exclude polygamists juries; John Taylor's request of the names of Salt Lake City residents who signed the Ladies Anti-Polygamy petition; the Mormon women's delegation to Washington, D.C.; claims by Thomas Taylor, bishop of the Salt Lake Fourteenth Ward, that the church owes him oney; federal interference in the Mormon-Indian relationship; the billing of Brigham Young's sons for debts incurred on their missions and church leaders; attempts to settle Brigham Young's estate; a demonstration in Salt Lake City to protest the rulings of Judge Emerson.

Dates

1879 January 17-May 10

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