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Box 27

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Contains 9 Results:

Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, 1859 April 1

 Item — Box: 27, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 1
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane sent from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Wood Kane, about his plans for returning home. Dated April 1, 1859.

Dates: 1859 April 1
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Report of the Secretary of the Interior for 1859, 1859

 Item — Box: 27, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include a document titled “Report of the Secretary of the Interior for 1859” written in Elizabeth Wood Kane’s hand. It contains information on various expenses. Dated 1859.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1859
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Sheet of torn paper, date of production not identified

 Item — Box: 27, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 3
Scope and Contents

Materials include a sheet of paper, torn on one side, with a few numbers written in Thomas L. Kane's hand. No date on item. Dated approximately 1858-1905.

Dates: Majority of material found within date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Partial sketch of a woman, date of production not identified

 Item — Box: 27, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 4
Scope and Contents

Materials include one sheet of paper, with the beginnings of a sketch of a woman on it. There is no date or identifiable creator. Dated approximately 1858-1905., undated.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, approximately 1857-1858

 Item — Box: 27, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 5
Scope and Contents

A letter from Thomas L. Kane, sent from Washington, D.C., to Elizabeth Wood Kane, he’s waiting for James C. Van Dyke to bring President Buchanan's reply to his offer (probably to go to Utah to help mediate the conflict between the Mormons and the Federal government). He mentions his voyage and his feelings about leaving his family. Probably written before the Utah War and in response to related events. Dated approximately 1857-1858.

Dates: Majority of material found within approximately 1857-1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Thomas L. Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, approximately 1857-1858

 Item — Box: 27, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 6
Scope and Contents

Letter from Thomas L. Kane to Elizabeth Wood Kane, saying how much he misses her and and describing his journey to Utah, probably to help mediate the conflict between Utah and the Federal government. Written in pencil. No date on item. Dated approximately 1857-1858.

Dates: Majority of material found within approximately 1857-1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Elizabeth Wood Kane notes, 1905 November 8

 Item — Box: 27, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 7
Scope and Contents

Materials include notes written by Elizabeth Wood Kane, which include information about her genealogoy and Schuyler line of descent. Dated November 8, 1905.

Dates: 1905 November 8
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Robert Patterson Kane letter to Elizabeth Wood Kane, 1860 March 7

 Item — Box: 27, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 8
Scope and Contents

A letter from Robert Patterson Kane to Elizabeth Wood Kane, thanking her for her letter and for her counsel (possibly counsel about his wife, Lily Fisher). Dated March 7, 1860.

Dates: 1860 March 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Vault MSS 792, Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane journals

Dried flowers, 1858 October 20

 Item — Box: 27, Folder: 1a
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 Item 9
Scope and Contents

Dried flowers found in Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal on the page for October 20, 1858. Dated October 20, 1858.

Dates: 1858 October 20
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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