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Catharine Schuyler letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, approximately 1831

 Item — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 3 Item 73
Image of Catharine Schuyler letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane
Image of Catharine Schuyler letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane

Scope and Contents

Materials include a letter from Catharine Schuyler to her niece Elizabeth Wood Kane (Thomas L. Kane's wife). Catharine says she is anxious to hear from Elisha (Elisha Kent Kane) about the climate in Cuba, and she has a question for Tom (Thomas L. Kane) about politics and current events in the United States. No year on item. In the letter Elizabeth is addressed as Bessie. Dated December 17, approximately 1831.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found in approximately 1831

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

1 sheet (1 page) ; 26 x 42 cm folded to 26 x 21 cm

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS792.xml

General

Holograph, signed.

Genre / Form

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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