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===One Nation under Gods, page 216-217 (hardback and paperback)===

* Government records indicate that Brigham Young, Willard Richards, Parley Pratt, and Orson Hyde were involved in making counterfeit coins. This may have "started under Joseph's leadership."

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===Endnote 62-65, page 552 (hardback); page 550 (paperback)===

*Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''The Mormon Kingdom'', vol. 2, 51-64.
*{{CriticalWork:Quinn:Mormon Hierarchy|pages=127, 650-651}}
*''Warsaw Signal'', June 5, 1844.
*''St Louis American'', December 2, 1845.

{{:Question: Are there government records that prove that the apostles were involved in counterfeiting in Nauvoo?}}
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