Brigham expresses his views on slavery in the margins of the document.

Date: Jan 5, 1852
Type: Speech / Court Transcript
Source: Brigham Young
LDS
Hearsay: Scribed Verbatim
Reference: Brigham Young, Speech Draft, January 5, 1852 [Wells+Bullock handwriting], Church History Library
Scribe/Publisher: Daniel H. Wells, Thomas Bullock
People: Brigham Young, Daniel H. Wells
Audience: Utah Territorial Legislature
Transcription: Human flesh to be dealt in as property is not consistent or compatible with the true principles of government.
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Citations in Mormonr Qnas: Slavery in Utah
Black Saints and the Priesthood (Brigham Young/Early Utah era)
Black Saints and the Priesthood (1895–1978)