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Jacob Kemp Butterfield letter
Jacob Kemp Butterfield letter
Dates: 1846
Photocopy and typescript of a handwritten letter written while on the march with the Mormon Battalion. The item is addressed to Butterfield's mother and gives particulars about the Mormon pioneer trek to the west as well as the Mormon Battalion's mission and activities. Butterfield explains his Mormon faith to his mother.
- Extent: 2 items (6 leaves)
- Creator: Butterfield, Jacob Kemp, 1813-1889
- Call Number: MSS SC 1385
- 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.
- Languages and Scripts
English - Conditions of Use
- It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Jacob Kemp Butterfield letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
- Preferred Citation
- Initial citation: MSS SC 1385; Jacob Kemp Butterfield letter; 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts; L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University. Following citations: MSS SC 1385, LTPSC.
- Custodial History
- Donated.
- Acquisition Information
- Donated.
- Subject Terms
- Butterfield, Jacob Kemp, 1813-1889--Correspondence; United States. Army. Mormon Battalion--History; Immigration and American Expansion; Mexican War, 1846-1848--History; Mormon pioneers--History; Mormons--West (U.S.)--History; Pioneers
- Genre / Form
- Letters
- Appraisal Information
- 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Finding Aid ID Number
- UPB_MSSSC1385
- Finding Aid Title
- Butterfield (Jacob Kemp) letter
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid prepared by Elisa Visick
- Finding Aid Creator
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-01-19T04:07-0700
- Finding Aid Language
- English
- Biographical Info:
Biographical History
Mormon pioneer and memer of the Mormon Battalion which served during the War with Mexico 1846-1848.
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Ryan Lee
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