Moore, John, 1826-1907 to Mary Kelly
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04194.16 Author/Creator: Moore, John, 1826-1907 Place Written: Utah County, Utah Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 May 1859 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 17.8 cm Order a Copy
Informs Kelly that Jacob Forney, the Indian agent, brought the sixteen children who survived the Mountain Meadows Massacre in 1857 into Salt Lake City a few days before. Explains that the children have confirmed the widely held belief that the Mormons committed the massacre and attempted to blame the Indians. Written at Camp Floyd.
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