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Charles Dickens’ Experience Meeting Mormons in 1863

I heard about a story from Charles Dickens in which he met a group of Mormons who were traveling from England to New York. Below are some excerpts from his account of June 4, 1863.
“I go aboard my emigrant ship…. Nobody is in ill temper, nobody is the worse for drink, nobody swears an oath [...]