Henry Hopkins Sibley letter to E. H. Jones
Scope and Contents
Letter of Henry Hopkins Sibley to E. H. Jones, 24 July 1859, Ft. Laramie. Contains a reference to "the Mountain Meadow Orphans, Wards of the Nation," who were then at Ft. Laramie. Important letter tracing the route of the small children not killed at the Mountain Meadows Massacre, 11 September 1857.
Dates
- 1859 July 24
Creator
- Sibley, Henry Hopkins, 1816-1886 (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 publish material from Henry Hopkins Sibley must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Henry Hopkins Sibley (1816-1886) served in the U.S. Army during the "Utah War" of 1857-1858, and later was the commander of the Confederate expedition sent to seize New Mexico and Arizona during the Civil War - he was defeated at Glorieta Pass.
Extent
1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This item was in the possession of Lyndon Cook before it was purchased from him by the Harold B. Lee Library Special Collections in 2001.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Lyndon Cook; 2001.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Henry Hopkins Sibley letter to E. H. Jones
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 June 18
- 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