Lafayette Frost letter and biography
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of a handwritten letter and a handwritten biography. The date of the biography is uncertain. The letter was written by Frost while serving in the Mexican War with the Mormon Battalion when he was in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Frost writes about the scenery along the line of march, his duties, a change in leadership, and about his illness.
Dates
- Creation: 1846-1860
Creator
- Frost, Lafayette (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
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 and biography must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Member of the Mormon Battalion.
Extent
1 items (8 pages)
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- United States. Army. Mormon Battalion -- History (Organization)
- Frost, Lafayette (Person)
- Title
- Register of Letter and biography
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 13 May 2011
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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