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Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, 1852 May

 Item — Box: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 4 Item 32
Image of Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane
Image of Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane

Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane to Elizabeth D. Wood reply to Elizabeth's May 15-16 letter. Says he is “humiliated to be defeated” by Elizabeth (in regards to her refusing to not be engaged), pages 5-8 seem to be missing, mentions the Mormons and seeing them in 1846, was “a little state secret,” he wants to “burn all my biography before January 1852,” gives her suggestions for drawing. Dated May 19-21, 1852.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1852 May

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 (12 pages) ; 22 x 37 cm folded to 22 x 19 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

Contact:
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