In part I, I gave a brief introduction to the colorful congressman from Pennsylvania, and highlighted one of his first favorable and sympathetic mentions of the Mormons. there are others that I will mention in Part III, but I am still left with the question of how and why Thaddeus Stevens became acquainted with the Mormons and their plight, and has been remembered as a “Mormon Defender.” I first questioned if he had crossed paths with som...
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