George Q. Cannon says that critics are blaming church for unsolved crimes in Utah.

Date
Mar 23, 1876
Type
Letter
Source
George Q. Cannon
LDS
Hearsay
Holograph
Direct
Reference

George Q. Cannon, Letter to Brigham Young, March 23, 1876, CR1234 1, Church History Library

Scribe/Publisher
George Q. Cannon
People
Brigham Young, George Q. Cannon
Audience
Brigham Young
PDF
Transcription

As you can imagine, polygamy and blood atonement, invest . . . the women driven from the harems in droves . . . the reign of theocracy a reign of terror and blood . . . [people in fear of being] excommunicated if they did not vote the Church ticket . . .

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