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Moore, John, 1826-1907 to James Kelly

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04194.19 Author/Creator: Moore, John, 1826-1907 Place Written: Utah County, Utah Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 July 1859 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 22.7 cm, Width: 17.7 cm Order a Copy

Discusses a recently discovered Mormon scheme to counterfeit United States treasury drafts. The building where the counterfeiting operation was based was within Brigham Young's compound, and Moore claims this is evidence that Young must have known of it. Written at Camp Floyd.

Moore, John, 1826-1907
Kelly, James R., 1839-1862
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

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