Although he was an important part of early Mormon history, Cyrus Wheelock is an underappreciated character, and he deserves a full-length biography. You won’t get that here, but you will get to read four short stories about his life. Cyrus and the Pepperbox Pistol It was raining that morning, so Cyrus Wheelock put on his overcoat. He slipped an Ethan Allen dragoon-style pepperbox pistol into his pocket. The pistol belonged to John Taylor, w...
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