Moore, John, 1826-1907 to James Kelly

GLC04194.19

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GLC#
GLC04194.19-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
12 July 1859
Author/Creator
Moore, John, 1826-1907
Title
to James Kelly
Place Written
Utah County, Utah
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Discusses a recently discovered Mormon scheme to counterfeit United States treasury drafts. The building where the counterfeiting operation was based was within Brigham Young's compound, and Moore claims this is evidence that Young must have known of it. Written at Camp Floyd.

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