Isaac S. Miller letter to Charles Custis
Isaac S. Miller letter to Charles Custis
Dates: 1853 May 10
Letter from "I.S.M." in Iowa to Charles Custis in Ohio apologizing for not writing on time and saying that he or she took a walk down to the Mormon encampment near their home where three thousand Mormons, mostly from England, were living while on their way to Salt Lake City. Dated May 10, 1853.
- Extent: 1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
- Creator: Miller, Isaac S., approximately 1829. -- Custis, Charles, approximately 1831
- Call Number: MSS 8726
- Repository: L. Tom Perry Special Collections; 19th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts; 1130 Harold B. Lee Library; Brigham Young University; Provo, Utah 84602; http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
- Access Restrictions: Open for public research.
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- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Isaac S. Miller letter to Charles Custis must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
- Note
- Physical description: 1 folded sheet (2 pages) ; 44 x 34 cm folded to 22 x 17 cm.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS 8726; Isaac S. Miller letter to Charles Custis; 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS 8726, LTPSC.
- Custodial History
- Custodial history of materials is unknown.
- Acquisition Information
- Source of acquisition is unknown.
- Subject Terms
- Immigration and American Expansion; Overland Journeys to the Western United States; Mormons; Iowa; Miller, Isaac S., approximately 1829-; Custis, Charles, approximately 1831-; Miller, Isaac S., approximately 1829---Correspondence
- Title
- Letters
- Processing Information
- Processed; Zoë Brimhall, student manuscript processor, and Ryan K. Lee, curator; 2015.
- Appraisal Information
- Utah and the Western American cultural, social, and religious history (19th Century Mormon and Western Manuscripts collection development policy IV.a.i.1 and 4, November 2013).
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSS8726
- Finding Aid Title
- Miller (Isaac S.) letter to Charles Custis
- Finding Aid Author
- Zoë Brimhall
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2016-06-08 15:32:18 -0600.
- Finding Aid Language
- English
- Biographical Info:
Biographical History
Isaac S. Miller (born approximately 1829) was a carpenter in Iowa.
Isaac S. Miller was born in approximately 1829 in Vermont. By 1850 he had relocated to Keokuk, Iowa, where he worked as a carpenter. During the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the 34th Regiment of the Iowa Infantry.
Biographical History
Charles Custis (born approximately 1831) was a grocer in Iowa.
Charles Custis was born in approximately 1831 in Ohio. He later moved to Keokuk, Ohio where he worked as a grocer. In 1853 he returned to Ohio.
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