James Lynch claims Jacob Hamblin cannot be friends to both the Church and the US authorities.

Date
Jul 27, 1859
Type
Affidavit
Source
James Lynch
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Direct
Unsourced
Reference

James Lynch Affidavit, July 27, 1859, Microfilm, File M83, Utah Superintendency, 1849-1880. Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1881, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, RG 48, NARA

Scribe/Publisher
James Lynch
People
James Lynch, Jacob Hamblin
Audience
General Public
Transcription

It is pretended that this man is friendly towards the United States Government, yet it is a well known fact that he screened some of these murderers about his house, from justice, among whom are an Indian named George and a white man by the name of Tillis, recognized by one of these children--a little girl eight years old, who has been sent off to the States by Dr. Forney, as the man who killed her mother. Hamblin cannot be a Mormon Bishop and a friend of the United States at least where Mormons or Mormonism is concerned. His creed & oaths forbid it and he could not if he would with safety to himself do it. Then why not out with him? Dr. Forney can find another and more trustworthy Agent than he, Why then keep and patronize the abettor of crime?

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