S. A. Wixom letter
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter dated 25 Aug. 1883 and addressed to "Prest. McAllister & Brethren." Wixom describes the murder of a police officer in Salt Lake City, "Capt. Bent," by a "mulatto," who had refused to pay a restaurant bill, and the subsequent lynching of the man by a mob.
Dates
- 1883 August 25
Creator
- Wixom, S. A. (Solomon Avery) (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 Letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
S. A. (Solomon Avery) Wixom was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and resident of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The folder contains a handwritten letter dated 25 August 1883 and addressed to "Prest. McAllister & Brethren." Wixom describes the murder of a police officer in Salt Lake City, "Capt. Bent," by a "mulatto," who had refused to pay a restaurant bill, and the subsequent lynching of the man by a mob.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of S.A. Wixom letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 23 March 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