Envelope from the War Department to Thomas L. Kane, 22 June 1862

Item — Box: 20, Folder: 3

Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 5 Sub-Series 1

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 22 June 1862

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

5 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS792.xml

General

The envelope contains 4 letters.

The first item is an autograph letter signed from C. P. Molcott to Kane stating that the Secretary of War is trying to get Kane exchanged and back in active service.

The second item is a statement on a movement to promote Kane to Brigadier General.

The third item is an autograph letter from Kane to Abraham Lincoln asking permission to send ice to the enemy hospitals for their wounded.

The fourth item is an autograph letter signed from Kane to E. M. Stanton. He states that he needs to be exchanged and in active service.