John Bates Warall letter
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter written at Camp Floyd, Utah and addressed to Colonel Daniel Ruggles at Fredericksburg, Virginia. Warall gives a general report on the condition and activities of the camp which includes the establishment of musical bands, temperance societies, masonic lodges, and other organizations and events promoting morale among the soldiers.
Dates
- 1859
Creator
- Warall, John Bates (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from John Bates Warall letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
United States Army officer stationed at Camp Floyd, Utah.
Extent
1 item (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
United States Army officer stationed at Camp Floyd, Utah.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Fort Crittenden (Utah) -- History
- Freemasonry -- Utah -- Lodges -- History -- Sources
- Immigration and American Expansion
- Letters
- Pioneers
- Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897
- Temperance -- Utah -- Societies, etc. -- History
- United States. Army -- History
- Utah -- History -- 19th century
- Utah Expedition (1857-1858)
- Warall, John Bates
- Title
- Register of John Bates Warall letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Patsy Shin Hernandez
- Date
- 2010 August 12
- 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