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Thomas L. Kane letter, 1851

 Item — Box: 12, Folder: 32
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 2 Sub-Series 5 Item 1
Image of Thomas L. Kane letter
Image of Thomas L. Kane letter

Scope and Contents

Draft of a letter from Kane to his "dear friend," on the "slave hunt," tells him of a community of several blacks north of Columbia, in Lancaster County and one particular woman with three children they have captured. Dated 1851.

Dates

  • Majority of material found in 1851

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 folded sheet (3 pages) ; 23 x 36 cm folded to 23 x 18 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.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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