Zebulon Montgomery Pike letters
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous letters relating to administrative matters in the US Army including orderings of materials, receipts, and letters of recommendation for subordinates. One of the items is a signature certifying the orders of Major General Howe. The materials relate to the War of 1812 or shortly before. All items were signed by Pike.
Dates
- 1811-1813
Creator
- Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813 (author, 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 Letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Explorer sent to find the sources of the Mississippi and Red Rivers and soldier who achieved the rank of Brigadier General.
Extent
10 items : handwritten
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Letters
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 November 2
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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