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Box 26

 Container

Contains 12 Results:

Elizabeth Wood Kane record of Harriet Amelia Kane's baby weight, approximately 1854

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 9a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include a record of Harriet Amelia Kane's weight, labeled "Baby's weight" and taken from the inside front cover and first page of Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal. No date on item. Dated approximately 1854.

Dates: Majority of material found in approximately 1854
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Elizabeth Wood Kane list of things read at Elk County, Pennsylvania, approximately 1856

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 9a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include Elizabeth Wood Kane's list of things read at Elk County, Pennsylvania. The list is dated approximately 1856, and was included in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal entry dated April 20, 1854. Dated approximately 1856.

Dates: Majority of material found in approximately 1856
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Elizabeth Wood Kane letter to Thomas L. Kane, approximately 1854

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 9a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Elizabeth Wood Kane to Thomas L. Kane stating that her father tried to give Harriet a cloak even though Thomas L. Kane doesn't want to accept gifts from him. The letter is possibly incomplete. It is undated and was included in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal entry of April 22, 1854. Dated approximately 1854.

Dates: Majority of material found in approximately 1854
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Ann Preston letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, 1854 July 6

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 9a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Letter from Ann Preston, sent from West Grove, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Wood Kane thanking Kane for her kindnes. The letter was originally pinned in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal with the entry dated July 21, 1854. Dated July 6, 1854.

Dates: 1854 July 6
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Elizabeth Wood Kane note with scriptural references, approximately 1855

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 9a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 5
Scope and Contents

Materials include a note made by Elizabeth Wood Kane with scriptural references on it. The note is undated, but was included in Kane's journal with the entry dated March 23, 1855. Dated approximately 1855.

Dates: Majority of material found in approximately 1855
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Thomas L. Kane receipt to Robert Lovitt, 1856 November 19

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 9a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 6
Scope and Contents

Materials include a receipt of payment from Thomas L. Kane to Robert Lovitt for three dollars. It was included in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal with the entry dated April 22, 1855. Dated November 19, 1856.

Dates: 1856 November 19
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Elizabeth Wood Kane letter to Thomas L. Kane, 1855 June

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 9a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Letter from Elizabeth Wood Kane to Thomas L. Kane, which is "not to be opened unless I die". Elizabeth asks in the letter for Thomas L. Kane to be a Christian and bring up their child as a Christian. The letter was found in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal entry dated August 4, 1855. Dated June 1855.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1855 June
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Newspaper clipping of Ann Preston poem, approximately 1856

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 9a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 8
Scope and Contents

Newspaper clipping of poem "My Home" by Ann Preston, included in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal entry of July 16, 1856. Dated approximately 1856.

Dates: Majority of material found in approximately 1856
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Copy of dedication page in Elisha Kent Kane's book, approximately 1856

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 9a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 9
Scope and Contents

Materials include a copy of the dedication page in Elisha Kent Kane's book, which is dedicated to John K. Kane and Thomas L. Kane. It was included with Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal entry of July 19, 1856. No date on item. Dated approximately 1856.

Dates: Majority of material found in approximately 1856
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Elizabeth Wood Kane letter to Thomas L. Kane, approximately 1856

 Item — Box: 26, Folder: 9a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 10
Scope and Contents

Materials include a letter from Elizabeth Wood Kane, written in New York, New York, to Thomas L. Kane describing the opera she went to. The letter was included with Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal entry of August 17, 1856. No date on item. Dated approximately 1856.

Dates: Majority of material found in approximately 1856
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

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