CORNISH GIRLS IN MORMONDOM.
Eleanor Paßton and Amelia. Clegg, who with Bixteen other young girls were recently brought from Cornwall lo Utah by Eld or Baßiom, left Salt Lake City without waiting to be ." sealed " to the Elder they were assigned to. They say they did not like tho looks of his other wives wandering about. Theyjmet Elder Junius F. Wells, who took pity on them, dressed them m male apparel, supplied them with a sum of money, and put them on the train for the East. When at a Bafe distance they made known their sex to some ladies, who fitted them out with more suitable clothes. An Owata lady took a liking to Miaa Clegg, and provided a home for her. Miss Paaton arrived m New York on June 9 th, having an acquaintance m a country woman living m Brooklyn. V ;
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1618, 25 July 1887, Page 2
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144CORNISH GIRLS IN MORMONDOM. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1618, 25 July 1887, Page 2
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