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

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 2b
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 60
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. John shares his feelings of loneliness with Elisha, tells him that he is trying to secure letters for Elisha's brother Thomas L. Kane in France, and describes the presidential race between James C. Calhoun and Martin Van Buren. Dated September 28-30, 1843.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1843 September

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 (4 pages) ; 26 x 42 cm folded to 26 x 21 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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