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Box 16

 Container

Contains 2 Results:

C. R. Van Emmry letter to William C. Staines, 1857 May 25

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 24
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 9 Item 1
Scope and Contents note

Letter to Staines; accuses Staines of lying and stealing from him and wanting to murder him, claims one of Staines wives tried to seduce him, calls his wives prostitutes, all Mormons he's known have tried to cheat him. Dated May 25, 1857.

Dates: 1857 May 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane correspondence with other Mormons

Letter to William C. Staines, approximately 1850-1881

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 24
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 9 Item 2
Scope and Contents note

Letter to Staines from unknown author; everyone knows Lyllia is pregnant, says most Mormon women could be bought for a dollar. Dated approximately 1850-1881.

Dates: approximately 1850-1881
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane papers on the Mormons / Thomas L. Kane correspondence with other Mormons

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