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Latter Day Saint churches

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on Mormon denominations treated collectively and works for which the individual Mormon denomination cannot be identified. Works on individual Mormon denominations are entered under the name of the denomination.

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Luke P. Poland letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233235347]
Identifier: MSS 8976
Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from Luke P. Poland to "Major." In this letter, Poland describes different bills he has passed in Congress, including the Poland Act of 1874. This was a bill sponsored by Poland that removed power in the Utah justice system from Mormons and gave it to federal courts and officials, intended to allow for successful prosecutions of Mormon polygamists. This bill was in direct response to the LDS-controlled courts' refusal to enforce the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862, which...
Dates: 1874 July 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Luke P. Poland letter

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