John Pack letters
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of handwritten and signed letters dated 1847, addressed to family members, describing difficulties of the journey to Salt Lake City, Utah and Pack's associations with Mormon Church leaders Brigham Young and Heber Chase Kimball.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1847
Creator
- Pack, John, 1809-1885 (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 John Pack letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Early Mormon pioneer, 1847; helped settle Carson Valley, Nevada, 1856; member of the Deseret Agricultural and Manufacturing Society in Utah.
Extent
3 items (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts.
Subject
- Kimball, Heber C. (Heber Chase), 1801-1868 (Person)
- Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of John Pack letters
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2010 May 21
- 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