Utah District Court records of United States vs. George Reynolds. 1985.

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Utah District Court records of United States vs. George Reynolds. 1985.

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Utah District Court Records of United States vs. George Reynolds is a microfilm copy from 1985 of the records group #21. There are papers and files in Case Nos. 1631 and 2148, United States vs. George Reynolds from the National Archives--Denver Branch. The case is regarding George Reynolds who was a general authority for the LDS Church as well as a longtime secretary to the First Presidency. He served as a defendant and was indicted for bigamy on 23 October 1874. Reynolds argued that polygamy was protected by the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment of the Constitution. The case is the first freedom of religion to issue from that court.

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