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United States. President (1857-1861 : Buchanan)

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James Buchanan amnesty proclamation

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233292827]
Identifier: Vault MSS 721
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Printed proclamation dated 6 April 1858. The document offers free and full pardon to all participants in the "Utah Rebellion" who submit themselves to the authority of the federal government.

Dates: 1858 April 6
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Buchanan amnesty proclamation

James Buchanan proclamation

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230339969]
Identifier: MSS 77
Abstract The folder contains a typewritten copy of a presidential proclamation dated 6 April 1858. Buchanan states that the people of Utah have refused to submit to federal authority, justifies his sending of a military force to see that the laws are enforced, states that his actions are not against the Utahns' religion, expresses a desire that all bloodshed could be avoided, and offers a full pardon "to all who will submit themselves to the authority of the federal government." Also included is a...
Dates: 1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Buchanan proclamation

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