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Joseph F. Smith letter to James E. Steele

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232534724]
Identifier: MSS 7678
Scope and Contents

Contains a letter to James E. Steele from Joseph F. Smith, dated March 3, 1902. The letter addresses the United States Congress banning polygamy within the United States and the effect that it would have on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The letter asks that James E. Steele, as the Stake President of the Bingham Idaho Stake, find out the number of polygamous families living within his stake in 1902.

Dates: 1902 March 3
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Joseph F. Smith letter to James E. Steele

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