Argument of Charles B. Waite, 1868 March
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.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States