Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor — November 2021

Originally published November 2021 · p. 2

TO THE EDITOR: I feel a bit of clarification is necessary regarding Thomas Ryan’s review of Slavery in the Western States in the October 2021 issue. Referencing Utah and “Mormon leader Joseph Smith” in the same sentence is somewhat misleading in that Smith was murdered by an anti-Mormon mob in Illinois in 1844 years before there was any Mormon presence in or association with Utah Territory. It should also be noted that Smith changed or modified his views on slavery over the years, perhaps resulting in the review-noted law on the institution when the Mormons established their Zion in the Salt Lake Valley. Stuart McClung Hagerstown, Md.

TO THE EDITOR: I’m delighted to see the new column “Photographic Archaeology” but please make it a little easier to find the results of what I should be seeing. I can’t find the answers anywhere in your paper. What am I missing? Roy Askland Editorial Response. Identification of materials in the photograph was planned for the next issue. CWN did not say that as part of the presentation. Due to the large number of books highlighted in this issue the answers will be printed in the December issue.