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John K. Kane letter to Elisha Kent Kane, 1843 December

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 2c
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 67
Image of John K. Kane letter to Elisha Kent Kane
Image of John K. Kane letter to Elisha Kent Kane

Scope and Contents

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane to Elisha Kent Kane saying that he is going to Washington to finish some business and tells Elisha more about what is currently happening in Washington. He says it is likely that Alexander Dallas Bache will succeed Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler as head of the Coast Survey. December 1-4, 1843.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1843 December

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

1 folded sheet (2 pages) ; 20 x 26 cm folded to 20 x 13 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

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

General

Holograph, signed.

Subjects

Digital Material

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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