Joseph F. Smith letters
Overview
Three family letters written by Franklin County, Kansas settler Joseph F. Smith in the first year of his arrival in Kansas Territory and in the first two years of Kansas statehood. An emigrant from Iowa, Smith writes to his brother Alvin Smith of Ohio regarding the local weather, crops, prices of provisions, the threat of secessionists, and his hopes for purchase of land from the Native American reserve on which he works in winter months.
Dates
- 1860 - 1862
Creator
- Smith, Joseph F. , 1837?- (Correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Joseph F. Smith
Joseph F. Smith was born about 1837. He emigrated from Iowa to Kansas Territory in 1860, settling in the Centropolis Township of Franklin County, whose post office was at Minneola. Smith emigrated to Kansas Territory with his wife Sarah Jane and son William F. Smith, born December 19, 1859. He farmed, working in winter months on the local Native American reserve.
Extent
1 folder ; Items measure 25 x 38 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P788
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Charles Apfelbaum, 1999.
- Title
- Guide to the Joseph F. Smith Collection
- Subtitle
- Joseph F. Smith letters
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007. Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2021.
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7679180934
- Preferred citation
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Joseph F. Smith letters, Kansas Collection, RH MS P788, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository