A. Jackson Best letters
Scope and Contents
ALS's written to Best's brother which describe Chimney Rock, Nebraska and experiences with buffalo. Most of the remaining letters are to Best's wife, Ann, and their children telling of his life and work in Sacramento and Petaluma, California as a rancher and bricklayer. Also includes an example of a Gregory's Express Pocket Letter Book and an 1850 November 5 letter from Augustus Best to A. Jackson Best.
Dates
- Creation: 1850-1855
Creator
- Best, A. Jackson (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Originals restricted. Photocopies open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from A. Jackson Best letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Overland traveler from Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio; settler of California.
Extent
18 items (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from Fred A. Rosenstock in 1974.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Fred A. Rosenstock; 1974.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of A. Jackson Best letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 June 14
- 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