Philip St. George Cooke letter
Scope and Contents
Handwritten letter dated 8 March 1886. Cooke responds to a request to give an account his part in the Utah Expedition, 1857-1858, during which a federal army entered Utah. Cooke writes about the march, the wintering at Fort Bridger, Wyoming, the establishing of Camp Floyd, Utah, and about his conversatins with Albert Sidney Johnston, who led the expedition.
Dates
- Creation: 1886
Creator
- Cooke, Philip St. George, 1809-1895 (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 Philip St. George Cooke letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
American soldier.
Extent
1 item (4 p.)
Custodial History
Donated in 1985.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in 1985.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Cooke, Philip St. George, 1809-1895 (Person)
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858) -- Sources (Organization)
- Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862 (Person)
- Title
- Register of Philip St. George Cooke letter
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Elisa Visick
- Date
- 2010 October 8
- 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