Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, 1852 June 2
Scope and Contents
Letter from Thomas L. Kane to Elizabeth D. Wood. Hepzibah Pyncheon from Hawthorne’s "The Scarlet Letter" reminds him of himself because she was often misunderstood. He says “We must live modestly: we will live wisely: we can live nobly,” and he hopes the world may be “a little better for our having lived.” Dated June 2, 1852.
Dates
- 1852 June 2
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
3 folded sheets (11 pages) ; 19 x 24 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS792.xml
General
Holograph, signed.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States