Henry Leavenworth letters
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P89
Overview
Leavenworth was a brigadier-general and in 1827 built the post named after him. The collection is comprised of two letters from him.
Dates
- Creation: 1833 - 1834
Creator
- Leavenworth, Henry, 1783-1834 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No Access Restriction
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Henry Leavenworth
Leavenworth was a brigadier-general and in 1827 built the post named after him. In 1831 he was put in command of the whole southwestern frontier. He died that year of illness.
Extent
1 folder (2 items)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P89
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase. Smoky Hill Booksellers, 1961.
Subject
- Jesup, Thomas Sidney, 1788-1860 (Person)
- Ward, Aaron, 1790-1867 (Person)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Henry Leavenworth Collection
- Subtitle
- Henry Leavenworth letters
- Author
- kpz 1972 mg 2004
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid writtenin<language> English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8122866940
- Preferred citation
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Henry Leavenworth Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P89, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository