Robert Peirce letter
Scope and Contents note
Collection includes a photocopy and transcript of a letter written by Peirce in Salt Lake City, Utah to his relatives in Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania. In the letter, Peirce reflects on the pioneer travels of 1847, including the death of his daughter in Winter Quarters, loss of livestock during journey, and his new home in Utah. He pleads with his family to pray about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In a post script note, he organizes some financial matters. The typescript adds a brief biography and notes about the letter, including footnotes for all names and families mentioned. Letter is dated August 31, 1848.
Dates
- 1848 August 31
- 1848 August 31
Creator
- Peirce, Robert, 1797-1884 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Robert Peirce letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Robert Peirce (1797-1884) was a farmer in Utah.
Robert Peirce, son of Thomas Peirce and Margaret Trimble, was born April 11, 1797 in Concord Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and died in East Mill Creek, Salt Lake County, Utah on March 27, 1884. He married Hannah Harvey, daughter of Eli and Mary Painter Harvey, January 23, 1821 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter written by Robert Peirce August 31, 1848 to his family in Pennsylvania about his journey to Salt Lake City and his LDS faith.
Custodial History note
James E. Mills, a descendant of the Peirce and Painter families, found the letter in 1994, when leafing through an old family Bible. A copy was then transferred through many people until it came to Earl H. Peirce, who made the typescript and donated both the typescript and photocopy to Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1994. A newer copy of the typescript and photocopy were sent to BYU in 2001 and replaced the old one.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Earl Harvey Peirce; 1994.
Appraisal note
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
General
Holograph: 6 sheets : 28 cm.
General
Typescript: 4 sheets : 28 cm.
Processing Information note
Processed; Judi Crisp; April 10, 2003.
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Latter Day Saint churches
- Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Utah
- Letters
- Overland Journeys to the Western United States
- Peirce family -- Correspondence
- Peirce, Robert, 1797-1884 -- Correspondence
- Photocopies
- Salt Lake City (Utah)
- Transcripts
- Title
- Register of Robert Peirce letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Judi Crisp and Karen Glenn, student processors, and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2009
- 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