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John K. Kane and William Leiper letter to Thomas L. Kane, 1841 January 29

 Item — Box: 6, Folder: 2b
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 55
Image of John K. Kane and William Leiper letter to Thomas L. Kane
Image of John K. Kane and William Leiper letter to Thomas L. Kane

Scope and Contents

Materials include an original letter from John K. Kane and Uncle Bill (William Leiper) to Thomas L. Kane. The letter is badly damaged with text missing, but it contains a request for Thomas to return home since the family misses him and mentions Thomas's birthday, which was on January 27th. It also describes Pennsylvania Governor David R. Porter's visit to the Kane household. Dated January 29, 1841.

Dates

  • 1841 January 29

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 (3 pages) ; 27 x 42 cm folded to 27 x 21 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

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