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CEDAR CITY IN THE 1870's AND [RON WORKS AT RON MOUNTAIN he women of Cedar City held a mass meeting on February 1, 1870, to protest against the passage of the "Cullom Bill." The b proposed by Representative Cullom of Illinois would, among i d ~ther things, declare "cohabitation" a rnisdemeanor. In the eyes of ~eople outside of the L.D.S. Church polygamy was considered to be ,ohabitation, as they did not recognize the legality of marriage to nore than one wife. Mary Ann Lunt was a member of a committee vhich was selected to draft a resolution to protest against this bill vhich was before Congress. Mrs. Isaac C. Haight addressed the roup and said, "If the Cullom BU is permitted to pass, our husbands, athers, and sons will be deprived of their liberty, both religiously and ~olitically." She thought it was high time for the sisters to anse and lo something in defense of their religion and not leave it al1 for the lrethren to do. Ellen Lunt delivered the following speech: It is with peculiar feelings, my dear sisters, that 1 meet with you on this present occasion. It is near twenty years since 1 joined the church, eighteen of which 1 have been identified with the Saints in this
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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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