Horatio King letter
Scope and Contents
Letter includes an inquiry by Horatio King to California Congressman James William Denver as to which of threemen should be appointed for a postal position in Mormon Island, California. The previous postmaster, Dallas A. Kneass, had recently resigned.
Dates
- 1855 December 18
Creator
- Denver, James William, 1817-1892 (recipient, Person)
- King, Horatio, 1811-1897 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Horatio King letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Horatio King (1811-1897) was a federal government official and attorney. He served as Assistant Postmaster General from 1854 to 1861, and then briefly as Postmaster General in 1861.
Extent
1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Item-inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS3828.xml
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Rick Grunder.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Kneass, Dallas A. (Dallas Alexander), 1817-1891
- Letters
- Material Types
- Postal service -- United States -- History -- Sources
- United States. Post Office Department -- Officials and employees--History--Sources
- United States. Post Office Department -- History
- Title
- Register of Horatio King letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 10 June 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States