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Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 to Thomas Leiper Kane re: questions about the moral character of Brigham Young

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02793.028 Author/Creator: Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1851/07/04 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Written as President, discussing a clipping from the Buffalo Courier (not included) with charges against Gov. Young of Utah, and claiming that Fillmore knew Young's character. An angry letter relating to the federal government's relations with the Mormons.

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Kane, Thomas Leiper, 1822-1883
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

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