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the officers and authorities of the Church of the Legion and of the Temtory, and to all the people, and say unto you all, do not in the least degree relax your efforts to save your grain, your stock, and all your property, and fort up strong and permanent that your famihes and yourselves may be living and that you not be massacred by the Indians, and do not feel afraid that we want your property because we have ordered surplus stock to be driven to this place in order to keep you from feeding Indians with it, for we do not want it, but expect that you will draw it out when you can take care of it, although you had better put it into the Church Tithing Herd . . . And, we say further that, inasmuch as you do not second our efforts, carry into effect our orders and instructions, and listen to our counsel, we shall consider you as aliens and not brethren, as enemies and not friends, that we shall not hold you by our faith nor assist you by our influence nor our works. Enough has been said, works and not words are now required. Let your works speak and show for itself Respectfully your brethren in the covenant of truth--Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Willard Richards. Brigham Young, Governor, Superintendent of Indian Affairs.14 The citizens of Cedar City opposed the order and their anger and defiance against sending livestock to Salt Lake was widespread, harsh, and sustained. When George A. Smith visited Cedar Fort, he found that the people were still openly defiant. Determined to achieve compliance, he gathered all the officers and leaders together and reread the general orders and asked if they would exonerate him from all further responsibilities relative to their surplus stock Those in attendance unanimously answered, no. Smith wrote the following in his log concerning this visit: One of the officers very gravely began to thank
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| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
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