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Edward Jenner Steptoe letter

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Identifier: MSS 8975
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter on blue paper from Steptoe to Sydney Webster, personal secretary of President Franklin Pierce, written on the day Steptoe discovered his appointment as Governor of Utah Territory by President Pierce. In the letter, he enumerates his reservations about the job, praises Governor Brigham Young, expresses doubt about the efficacy of limiting polygamy, and comments generally on the political climate in Salt Lake City. Dated February 7, 1855.

Dates: 1855 February 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Edward Jenner Steptoe letter

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