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Venable, E. [Deposition of E. M. Conroy]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05756.087 Author/Creator: Venable, E. Place Written: Weber County, Utah Type: Typed document signed Date: 11 February 1892 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 33.2 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Testimony stating a conversation the witnesses overheard between Ballantyne and Mr. & Mrs. Peterson. Ballantyne admitted harassing Mrs. Peterson and forcing her to sign a mortgage on the homestead. When told Mrs. Peterson miscarried the same night he harassed her, Ballantyne stated "I do not understand your Danish Language. Get Tourgeson to explain it to me."

Young, Brigham, 1801-1877
Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844

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