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John M. Bernhisel letter to Thomas L. Kane, 1850 January 17

 Item — Box: 16, Folder: 4
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 3 Sub-Series 9 Item 1
Image of John M. Bernhisel letter to Thomas L. Kane
Image of John M. Bernhisel letter to Thomas L. Kane

Scope and Contents note

Letter from John M. Bernhisel, Washington, to Thomas L. Kane, containing news about Utah's application for a government and Kane's lack of confidence in Babbit "to manage the business at hand". Discussing a rumor that President Millard Fillmore will veto any bill that is beneficial to the Mormons. The letter also mentions that Senator Truman Smith is trying to help them. Dated January 17, 1850

Dates

  • 1850 January 17

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) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

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

General note

Holograph, signed.

Subjects

Digital Material

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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