William Jenkins Worth letter
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter. This item was written at the headquarters of the Irish brigade at Corpus Christi, Texas on February 24, 1846 and is addressed to Zachary Taylor. Worth defends his actions in the field and explains that he cannot render himself subject to the appropriate authority.
Dates
- Creation: 1846 February 24
Creator
- Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849 (creator, 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 William Jenkins Worth letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
William Jenkins Worth was an American general. Fort Worth, Texas named for him.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
General
Holograph, signed.
Subject
- Worth, William Jenkins, 1794-1849 (Person)
- United States. Army -- History (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of William Jenkins Worth letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 October 28
- 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