Thomas Dorey letter
Scope and Contents
Copy of handwritten letter by Thomas Dorey on October 21, 1850. It consists of Thomas Dorey talking about his goals of travelling to Oregon to possibly work in the mines and later travel to Hawaii and South America. Dorey also warns people to not move to Utah as, according to him, the supplies were scarce, and people were very poor. Dorey suggests he was instructed by the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Twelve Apostles that emigrants should avoid going to Utah and if they do choose to arrive in Utah, they would have to bring provisions. It is unknown to whom he wrote this letter.
Dates
- 1850 October 21
Creator
- Dorey, Thomas, 1823- (correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Dorey was born around 1823 and was a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, in October 1850.
Extent
4 sheets ; 28 x 22 cm
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
Utah history (Mormon and Western American Manuscripts Collection Development Policy V.B.5.b, 2020)
Processing Information
Processed; Jamie Wiser; 2023.
- Title
- Register of Thomas Dorey letter
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Jamie Wiser
- Date
- 2023 September 20
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States