Henry G. Weeden letters
Scope and Contents
ALS's addressed to Weeden's wife, Jane, and one ALS to his brother Osmond. The letters describe camp life, gold mining, Indian dangers, buffalo, problems with mail service and different towns in Montana Territory. Instructions to his wife are also included.
Dates
- Creation: 1866-1872
Creator
- Weeden, Henry G. (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 Henry G. Weeden letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Surgeon with Captain James L. Fisk's expedition into Montana in 1866-1869.
Extent
23 items (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from Fred A. Rosenstock in 1974.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Fred A. Rosenstock; 1974.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Subject
- Fisk, James Liberty, 1835-1902 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Henry G. Weeden letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Benjamin Sipes
- Date
- 2010 June 14
- 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