1868 07 20 Brooklyn Eagle The Mormons
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| − | A short article notes that 1,200 Mormon immigrants arrived in New York in the previous week, with an additional 2,000 in transit. This article is in response to a "morning journal" and its coverage of their arrival and claim that these immigrants are to work on "the Pacific railroad, Brigham Young ... having taken a contract to build a section of the road." | + | A short article notes that 1,200 Mormon immigrants arrived in New York in the previous week, with an additional 2,000 in transit. This article is in response to a "morning journal" and its coverage of their arrival and claim that these immigrants are to work on "the Pacific railroad, Brigham Young ... having taken a contract to build a section of the road."<ref>Apparently refers to arrival of the Minnesota on July 12 with 534 passengers and the John Bright on July 13 with 722 passengers.</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:32, 3 May 2011
A short article notes that 1,200 Mormon immigrants arrived in New York in the previous week, with an additional 2,000 in transit. This article is in response to a "morning journal" and its coverage of their arrival and claim that these immigrants are to work on "the Pacific railroad, Brigham Young ... having taken a contract to build a section of the road."[1]
- ↑ Apparently refers to arrival of the Minnesota on July 12 with 534 passengers and the John Bright on July 13 with 722 passengers.
