. History of Utah: comprising preliminary chapters on the previous history of her founders, accounts of early Spanish and American explorations in the Rocky Mountain region, the advent of the Mormon pioneers, the establishment and dissolution of the provisional government of the State of Deseret, and the subsequent creation and development of the territory . a young man, his pardon was not soeasily obtained as that of Mr. Evans ; but the President, appealed toin person by the prisoners mother, who made a visit to Washingtonfor that purpose, finally yielded to the intercessions in his behalf. *
. History of Utah: comprising preliminary chapters on the previous history of her founders, accounts of early Spanish and American explorations in the Rocky Mountain region, the advent of the Mormon pioneers, the establishment and dissolution of the provisional government of the State of Deseret, and the subsequent creation and development of the territory . a young man, his pardon was not soeasily obtained as that of Mr. Evans ; but the President, appealed toin person by the prisoners mother, who made a visit to Washingtonfor that purpose, finally yielded to the intercessions in his behalf. * The President said in relation to this object of his clemency, •! am detiMiiiinedthat the hard:-hip of his case shall not be cited to show tliat the Government is inclined tobe vindictive in its attempts to extirpate the practice of polygamy. 3S-V0L 3. 546 HISTORY OF UTAH. Rudger Clawson was released on December 12, 1887. Mr. Living-ston regained his freedom three days later. He had been in prisonabout two months, serving out a third of his time. He was streetsupervisor of Salt Lake City, and owed his liberation to the influenceexerted by his non-Mormon friends, chief among whom was Mr. Isa-dore Morris. Included in the names attached to the petition prayingfor Mr. Livingstons pardon, was that of Judge C. C. Goodwin, editorof the Salt Lake
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