United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Kane family collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 3190
Abstract
The Thomas L. and Elizabeth W. Kane family collection, 1835-1931, contains a series of materials relating primarily to Thomas, Elizabeth, and three of their four children: Harriet Amelia Kane, Elisha Kent Kane, and Evan O'Neill Kane. Among these is an American Civil War pocketbook kept by Thomas L. Kane; an original patriarchal blessing given to Thomas at Council Bluffs by Mormon patriarch John Smith and recorded by Wilford Woodruff; a letter sent from Brigham Young to Thomas when the latter...
Dates:
approximately 1835-1931
Thomas L. Kane papers, 1840-1908
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 2
Scope and Contents
Contains materials related to the life and activites of Kane. These include two bound volumes, a pocketbook, and a variety of papers, botanical pressings, and letters. The bound volumes contain anecdotes and histories in English and French about Thomas's family. The papers mostly concern the relationship between Thomas and the Mormon Church, including a letter from Brigham Young, a patriarchal blessing given to him by John Smith, and a cipher to be used while referring to Mormon leaders over...
Dates:
Other: 1840-1908