Item Detail
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8734
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English
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'There is No Law in Georgia for Mormons' : The Joseph Standing Murder Case of 1879
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Georgia Historical Quarterly
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Winter 1989
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73
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745-72
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Joseph Standing was a missionary in Georgia in 1879. He and his companion were abducted. He was murdered, but his companion got away. All of the murderers were acquitted. According to the article, the people in the area felt threatened by the Mormons' success. His companion was Rudger Clawson, who later became an Apostle.
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