Poland Act passed by Congress becomes legal basis for the prosecution of polygamists in the 1870s and 1880s.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
May 22, 1874 ~ Friday
22nd We rode to Liberty & held a meeting with the people
& organized them into the United Order with Bishop
E N Austin President. We then rode to Ovid preached
to the People & Organized them into the United Order
then returned to Paris 17 M[iles]
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Austin, Edwin Nelson
5 Sep 1840 - 23 May 1920
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