Harvey and Orpha Fish letter
Scope and Contents
Letter from Harvey and Orpha Fish in Manchester, New York, to their brother and sisters in East Windsor, Connecticut. Most of the letter deals with land purchases and financial transactions in Ontario County, New York. The letter is addressed Shadrach Fish and Polly and Wealthy Osborn, and dated November 24, 1832. Collection also includes a photocopy of the letter.
Dates
- 1832 November 28
Creator
- Fish, Harvey, 1798- (author, Person)
- Fish, Orpha (contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Condition restricted; permission to use item must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services. Patrons should use photocopy.
Biographical History
Orpha Fish was the sister of Shadrach Fish.
Biographical History
Harvey Fish (b. 1798) was a farmer in New York and Michigan.
Extent
2 folders (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Rick Grunder; 1992.
Appraisal
19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts Collection Development Policy.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photocopy of original available in Folder 2. Transcription available in Folder 2.
Processing Information
Processed; Lindsay Larson; 2007.
- Title
- Register of the Harvey and Orpha Fish letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lindsay Larson
- Date
- July 19, 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States