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Letter from Elizabeth Wood Kane, written from New York, to Thomas L. Kane. She is afraid he will only experience disappointment in Washington, D.C. There is a newspaper clipping (quoting Tribune articles from February 18th and 19th.) inside the letter about the lawsuit against Daniel Drew, Treasurer of the Erie Railroad Co. Letter is dated February 14, 1868.

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Letter from Elizabeth Wood Kane to Thomas L. Kane, saying that she is worried about his health and she thinks that he is overworking himself. There are some penciled in notes as well. Dated February 17, 1868.

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Photocopy of a photograph of Thomas L. Kane taken by Elizabeth Wood Kane in 1870. There is an inscription on the back of the photo. Dated 1870.

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Typescript of Elizabeth Wood Kane's journal, created by her Kane family members. Includes typescripts of letters found in the journal and handwritten notes. Journal entries are from 1868 to 1870. Dated 1868-1870.

Scope and Contents Journal written by Elizabeth Wood Kane containing letters; accounts of her husband's financial and business difficulties while working for the McKean & Elk Co.; worries about her family's uncertain future; the Presidential race and her husband's support of Ulysses S. Grant; her husband's political career, his visits to Washington D.C., and his efforts to build railroads; her ability as a physician; and Robert Patterson Kane's drinking problem. Journal entries date from February 20, 1868,...

Scope and Contents Journal written by Elizabeth Wood Kane containing her thoughts and observations about her trip to Utah. The trip included stops in Salt Lake City, Provo, Kanosh, Nephi, Cover Creek Fort, Beaver, Parowan, and finally St. George, with details about the individuals she met throughout the trip, including Brigham Young and Eliza R. Snow (referred to in the journal as Eliza Young). Out of 198 pages, only 114 are written on. Journal entries date from November 19, 1872 to March 9, 1873. Dated...

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Typescript for Elizabeth Wood Kane's 1872-1873 travel journal including accounts and notes about her travels to Utah with her husband, Thomas L. Kane and her encounters with the Mormons there. The transcript was made on a computer. Dated 1872-1873.

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Journal written by Elizabeth Wood Kane from the year 1872 to 1873. The journal contains accounts of her travels to Utah with her husband and family. She writs her observations of Mormon pioneers, Mormon-Indian relations, the Female Relief Society, Mormon worship services and sermons, polygamy, agriculture and Utah territory's natural environment. Dated December 25, 1872 to March 10, 1873.