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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04194.19 |
| From Archive Folder | John Moore Collection |
| Title | John Moore to James Kelly reporting on a counterfeiting operation by Mormons in Utah |
| Date | 12 July 1859 |
| Author | Moore, John (1826-1907) |
| Recipient | Kelly, James |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | 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. |
| Subjects | Military History Frontiers and Exploration Westward Expansion Mormon Mormon War Coins and Currency Counterfeiting Government and Civics Forgery and Fraud Religion |
| People | Moore, John (1826-1907) Kelly, James (fl. 1853-1860) Young, Brigham (1801-1877) |
| Place written | Camp Floyd, Utah |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; Religion; Government & Politics; Law; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Moore was an army surgeon on duty during the Utah War, 1857-1861. Kelly was the husband of Moore's sister Mary. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from John Moore to Mary Kelly commenting on law and order in Utah |