Thomas Taylor, 1878 March 18-1886 October 9

File — Box: 4B, Folder: 10

Identifier: B

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Thomas Taylor, bishop of the Salt Lake Fourteenth Ward and former church migration agent, in which he petitions John Taylor (no relation) for reimbursement of expenses incurred while overseeing migration efforts; a report of his excommunication for homosexuality; his letter to John Taylor pleading for mercy; a sketch of his life and the life of George H. Taylor, who replaced him as Fourteenth Ward bishop, from the Latter Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia by Andrew Jenson.

Dates

1878 March 18-1886 October 9

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