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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Documents in the Case of John W. Archer vs. James J. Strang and John Cole

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 408
Scope and Contents

Handwritten legal documents including affidavits, writs, depositions, and decisions. The items relate to a suit brought by John W. Archer, a disaffected Strangite, against James J. Strang and John Cole in the summer of 1849 to recover a wagon Archer had consecrated to Strang's group. The case was heard in Walworth County, Wisconsin.

Dates: 1849
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Documents in the Case of John W. Archer vs. James J. Strang and John Cole

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