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Joseph J. Cannon letter

File — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS SC 821

Scope and Contents

This autographed typewritten letter was written 14 February 1935 by Joseph J. Cannon, then President of the British Mission of the Mormon Church to Francis W. Kirkham, then Secretary to Chief Justice Hughes of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C. The subject of this letter is Kirkham's son, Grant, who "determined" to leave his mission four months early, and Cannon's efforts to dissuade him.

Dates: 1935 February 14

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Names: Kirkham, Francis W. (Francis Washington), 1877-1972 X
Subject: Latter Day Saint missionaries X

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