Edwards, Cabel G., fl. 1845 to Rufus Edwards
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05691 Author/Creator: Edwards, Cabel G., fl. 1845 Place Written: Red Oak Grove, Henry County, California. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 November 1845 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 31.3 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy
Reports that their father is dead and describes his last weeks. Includes the surrender of his father's estate to his brother. Discusses his financial and legal troubles. Invites his brother and family in Ohio to go west to California, where they can escape the oppressive, violent government of the established United States. Mentions Mormonism and the saints moving west en masse.
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