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John Moore to Mary Kelly regarding the Mountain Meadows Massacre, 14 April 1859
Title
John Moore to Mary Kelly regarding the Mountain Meadows Massacre, 14 April 1859.
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[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1859]
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Notes
Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Moore was an army surgeon on duty during the Utah War, 1857-1861. Kelly was Moore's sister.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Summary
Moore reports that the Mountain Meadows Massacre in 1857, where one hundred and seventeen men, women, and children were killed, was done to avenge the death of Parley P. Pratt. Tells how the Mormons have appropriated the property of those killed instead of selling it to benefit the children who survived.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2024
Series
American history module 1
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Genre/Form
Correspondence
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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