Letters : to Bros. Taylor, Richards & Jones / by David Hanmer Wells, 1857.

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Letters : to Bros. Taylor, Richards & Jones / by David Hanmer Wells, 1857.

Daniel Hanmer Wells commanded the Utah militia, the Nauvoo Legion, sent by Brigham Young to bar entry of the United States Army into Utah. The letters deal mainly with personnel and discipline.

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