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Alfred Cumming letter to Lewis Cass, 1858 May 2

 Item — Box: 14, Folder: 17
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 6 Item 1
Image of Alfred Cumming letter to Lewis Cass
Image of Alfred Cumming letter to Lewis Cass

Scope and Contents

Letter from Cumming to Secretary of State Cass written by Thomas L. Kane concerning his journey into Salt Lake and his assessment of the situation in Utah.

Dates

  • Creation: 1858 May 2

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

7 sheets ; 33 x 20 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS792.xml

General

Typescript included in folder.

Subjects

Genre / Form

Digital Material

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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