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George Hampton Crosman letters to W.A. Gordon : Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, 1858-1860.
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George Hampton Crosman letters to W.A. Gordon: Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, 1858-1860Letters to W.A. Gordon
Creator/Contributor:
Crosman, George Hampton, 1798-1882, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Gordon, William A.Creator/Contributor:
Dickinson, John H., correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Waite, Carlos Adolphus, 1800-1866, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Cumming, Alfred, 1802-1873Creator/Contributor:
Cradlebaugh, John, 1819-1872Abstract:
Written while a member of the U.S. military expedition into Utah Territory. Two letters, from John H. Dickinson and Carlos
A. Waite, stationed at Camp Scott and Camp Floyd respectively, also addressed to Gordon, included. Comment on reaction of
the Mormons to the troops, U.S. policy toward the Mormons, trial of participants in the Mountain Meadows massacre, etc. With
these: printed proclamation by Alfred Cumming, governor, Utah Territory, Mar. 27, 1859, protesting against presence of troops
around Provo; and copy of remarks delivered by Judge John Cradlebaugh, Mar. 30, 1859, in reply to the proclamation.
Date:
1858 (issued)Subject:
n-us-utLatter Day Saints -- Utah
Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857
Saints des derniers jours -- Utah
Massacre de Mountain Meadows, Utah, 1857
Latter Day Saints
Utah -- History -- Sources
Utah -- Histoire -- Sources
Utah
Crosman, George Hampton -- 1798-1882 -- Archives
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Printed proclamation transferred to the Book Collections of The Bancroft Library. (Cataloged as: pfF827.U56).
Preferred citation: George Hampton Crosman letters to W.A. Gordon, BANC MSS 68/49 p, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
In English.
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print
6 letters in 1 portfolio
Language:
English