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Argument of Charles B. Waite, 1868 March

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 11
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 9 Item 1
Image of Argument of Charles B. Waite
Image of Argument of Charles B. Waite

Scope and Contents note

Photocopy of "Argument of Charles B. Waite," given before the Committee of Elections of the House of Representatives in the Case of William M'Grorty v. William H. Hooper, brings several charges against Utah and the Mormons, Utah's government is not republican in form, so they aren't entitled to representation, they are disloyal and hostile, they are trying to destroy monogamy, Mormons in good standing take an oath of hostility to the Federal government and to kill apostates, William Hooper was not legally elected delegate, contains statements from Parley P. Pratt, Orson Pratt, John Taylor, Heber C. Kimball, Brigham Young, George A. Smith, and Jedediah M. Grant, some penciled-in notes. [by Thomas L. Kane?] Dated March 25-27, 1868.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1868 March

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

32 sheets ; 28 x 22 cm

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS792.xml

General

Photocopy.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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