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Frank Ecoffey letter

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 1191

Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter. The letter is in two parts. The first is a request on behalf of Hiram B. Kelly to purchase wagons from the store of Benjamin Mills The second part is a personal note from Ecoffey to Mills and discusses a visit by his wife to the Mills' store in Ft. Laramie.

Dates

  • 1868

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Original restricted. Digital copy available online for public use. Transcription of original also available for public use.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Frank Ecoffey letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

Swiss emigrant to the Wyoming Territory and personal friend of Chief Red Cloud.

Extent

2 folders (0.1 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Donated.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated.

Appraisal

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Existence and Location of Copies

Digital copy available online. Transcription available in Folder 2.

Title
Register of the Frank Ecoffey letter
Status
Completed
Author
Patsy Shin Hernandez
Date
2010 August 3
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

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States