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Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, [1853?] January 8

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 52
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane to Elizabeth Wood Kane telling her goodbye and saying that Elisha Kent Kane has her prayer book. No year on item. Dated January 8, approximately 1853.

Dates: [1853?] January 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane personal papers / Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence from courtship and marriage

Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, 1853 January 24

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 53
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane to Elizabeth Wood Kane saying that he isn't coming home on the Petrel because of his health. Instead he'll be taking a steamer that will dock somewhere in the South. He talks about the possible places he'll go in the West Indies. Dated January 24, 1853.

Dates: 1853 January 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane personal papers / Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence from courtship and marriage

Thomas L. Kane letter to William Wood, 1853 January 25

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 54
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane to William Wood saying that he's changing the amount of his draft to 350 dollars and that he came to the West Indies for his health. Dated January 25, 1853.

Dates: 1853 January 25
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane personal papers / Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence from courtship and marriage

Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, 1853 January 26

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 55
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane to Elizabeth Wood Kane saying that he is getting ready to sail again. Dated January 26, 1853.

Dates: 1853 January 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane personal papers / Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence from courtship and marriage

Thomas L. Kane letter to William Wood, 1853 January 24

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 56
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane to William Wood describing his health and his current travel plans. Dated January 24, 1853.

Dates: 1853 January 24
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane personal papers / Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence from courtship and marriage

Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, 1853 February 13

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 57
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane to Elizabeth Wood Kane saying that he was ill but is now recovering. Dated February 13, 1853.

Dates: 1853 February 13
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane personal papers / Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence from courtship and marriage

Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, 1853 February 18

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 58
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane to Elizabeth Wood Kane thanking her for her letter, saying he is recovering from an illness, telling her that she has been with him in spirit, and reassuring her that he is faithful to her and will not find someone else to marry in the West Indies. He also asks about Charlotte and says that her letter is the first news he's heard about his family. Dated February 18, 1853.

Dates: 1853 February 18
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane personal papers / Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence from courtship and marriage

Thomas L. Kane letter to William Wood, 1853 February 19

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 59
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane to William Wood saying that he is recovering from an illness and congratulating Wood on his new son, Henry Duncan. Dated February 19, 1853.

Dates: 1853 February 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane personal papers / Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence from courtship and marriage

Thomas L. Kane letter to William Wood, 1853 February 21

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 60
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane to William Wood saying that he is off to St. Domingo and describing his journey so far. He gives accounts of the people he's visited, Wood's Scottish friends living in the West Indies, and his plans to go to the Jamaican mountains. Dated February 21, 1853.

Dates: 1853 February 21
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane personal papers / Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence from courtship and marriage

Elizabeth Wood Kane letter to Thomas L. Kane, approximately 1853

 Item — Box: 10, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 2 Item 61
Scope and Contents

Letter from Elizabeth Wood Kane to Thomas L. Kane saying that Elisha Kent Kane visited them, she needs to know which relationsh and friends they want to send cake to, and she likes dark wallpaper in sitting rooms. No date on item, but has a note saying "written on Sunday evening." Dated approximately 1853.

Dates: Majority of material found in approximately 1853
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Thomas L. Kane personal papers / Thomas L. and Elizabeth Wood Kane correspondence from courtship and marriage

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