William Brown letter
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated 26 Aug. 1854, and addressed to "My Dear Sir," believed to be Edgar Bowring. Brown writes the following. "I learn that a Pamphlet containing our Decimal proceedings will be ready about Tuesday. I have desired copies to be sent to you. Pray send one to you Father with the enclosed letter. Ever yours respectfully. Wm Brown." The "Father" was Sir John Bowring. The item probably relates to the book, "The decimal system in numbers" by John Bowring.
Dates
- Creation: 1854 August 26
Creator
- Brown, William, 1854-1924 (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 Brigham Young ribbon must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 item (1 p.)
Custodial History
With the item is the following note, "This note was in the book 'The decimal system in numbers' by Sir John Bowring. It seems to be addressed to Edgar Bowring, John's son."
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
Subject
- Bowring, Edgar Alfred, 1826-1911 (Person)
- Bowring, John, 1792-1872 (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Register of William Brown letter
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Megan Furcini
- Date
- 2011 February 22
- 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