In a letter addressed to Brigham dated February 18, 1861, W. W. Phelps predicts that the slaves will have a "holiday as wonderful as their masters" by 1866.

Date
Feb 18, 1861
Type
Letter
Source
W. W. Phelps
LDS
Hearsay
Holograph
Direct
Reference

W. W. Phelps, Letter to Brigham Young, February 18, 1861, CR 1234 1, Church History Library

Scribe/Publisher
W. W. Phelps
People
W. W. Phelps
Audience
Brigham Young
Transcription

By 1866, these "slaves" will have a holiday as wonderful as their masters . . . sic transit gloria mundi [Thus passes the glory of the world]

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