Church Business--Presiding Apostle, 1880 January 10-February 26

File — Box: 2A, Folder: 33

Identifier: A

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence concerning the abolition of polygamy as a requirement for Utah statehood; progress of the European Mission; United States President Rutherford B. Hayes negative attitude about Mormonism and his appointment of Kentucky resident Eli H. Murray to Utah's governorship; the continued imprisonment of George Reynolds; the purchase of land in Mexico; Governor Murray's veto of a bill allowing women to hold public office; the 1880 Utah church; and church operation of the Pahriah (formerly Lees) Ferry on the Colorado River.

Dates

1880 January 10-February 26

Conditions Governing Access

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