Church Leaders Indicted for Counterfeiting

18 December 1845

Brigham Young and other church leaders indicted by federal grand jury for counterfeiting, Springfield, Illinois.

Reports of the U.S. District Attorneys, 1845–1850, Report of Suits Pending, Circuit Court of the District of Illinois, Dec. 1845 term, 17–18 Dec. 1845, microfilm, Records of the Soliciter of the Treasury, copy at CHL.

Comprehensive Works Cited

Records of the Solicitor of the Treasury / National Archives Reference Service Report, 23 Sept. 1964. “Record Group 206, Records of the Solicitor of the Treasury, and Record Group 46, Records of the United States Senate: Records Relating to the Mormons in Illinois, 1839–1848 (Records Dated 1840–1852), Including Memorials of Mormons to Congress, 1840–1844, Some of Which Relate to Outrages Committed against the Mormons in Missouri, 1831–1839.” Microfilm. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1964. Copy at CHL.

Church Leaders Indicted for Counterfeiting

18 December 1845

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