N. B. Johnson inquires whether mixed-race ancestry makes him ineligible for priesthood.

Date
Jan 1, 1861
Type
Letter
Source
N. B. Johnson
LDS
Hearsay
Holograph
Direct
Reference

N. B. Johnson, Letter to Brigham Young (1861) Brigham Young Office Files, CR 1234 1, CHL

Scribe/Publisher
N/A
People
Brigham Young, N. B. Johnson
Audience
Brigham Young
Transcription

Therefore after I had aplied to three diforent Bishop for ^an^ answer & thea told me they were not able to to to answer such a question as it was something new to them. Therefore i was assured by the holy spirit that you could desalve the query which i hope you will condescend to do. The question follows am I a lawfull heir or not to the priesthood my progeny is as follows all on my fathers side was <the> white race of man. . . on my Mothers side my great grandmother was near a full Blooded Canaanite my grandmother was about 3/4 of the Canaanite my Mothers Father was about one seventh of the Canaanite. . . now please to let me Know whether I am a legal heir or not the priesthood.

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