Identifier |
genteel_gentile |
Title |
The Genteel Gentile, Letters of Elizabeth Cumming, 1857 - 1858 |
Creator |
Canning, Ray R.; Beeton, Beverly |
Subject |
Utah Expedition, 1857-1858; Frontier and pioneer life; Polygamy; Letters |
Subject Local |
Cumming, Elizabeth Wells Randall, 1811-1867; Utah War, 1857-58 |
Description |
Letters Elizabeth Cumming wrote to her sisters-in-law describing her adventures accompanying the Utah Expedition from the Missouri River to the Salt Lake Valley in 1857-58. |
Publisher |
Tanner Trust Fund University of Utah Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. |
Contributors |
Series Editors: Cooley, Everett L.; Madsen, Brigham D.; Tyler, S. Lyman; Ward, Margery W. |
Date |
1977 |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
Digital images scanned at 8-bit grayscale on an Epson Expression 836XL flatbed scanner, and saved as uncompressed TIFF files at 1300 x 1000 pixels resolution. Display GIF files generated In PhotoShop. |
Source |
The genteel gentile : letters of Elizabeth Cumming, 1857-1858 |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
Is Part Of: Utah, the Mormons, and the West, no. 8 |
Coverage |
1857-1858 |
Rights Management |
University of Utah, Copyright 2001 |
Holding Institution |
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah. |
Source Physical Dimensions |
25.5 cm x 20.5 cm |
Source Characteristics |
Printed Hard Cover Book |
Scanning Device |
Epson Expression 836XL Flatbed Scanner |
Resolution |
TIFF: Vertical: 740 x 1000 pixels, Horizontal: 1300 x 1000 pixels |
Dimensions |
Gif: Vertical: 740 x 1000 pixels, Horizontal: 1300 x 1000 pixels |
Bit Depth |
Text and Images: 8-bit (grayscale) |
Scanning Technician |
Clifton Brooks |
Metadata Cataloger |
Clifton Brooks; Jan Robertson |
Call Number |
F 826 .C98 |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6xs5tn5 |
Topic |
Frontier and pioneer life; Polygamy; Letters; Utah Expedition (1857-1858) |
Setname |
uum_ttb |
Date Created |
2005-04-20 |
Date Modified |
2011-04-07 |
ID |
329269 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs5tn5 |
Identifier |
Page 003.gif |
Title |
Genteel Gentile, page 003 |
Description |
:St. Louis was the gateway to the West. From this river city numerous parties departed to explore and settle the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, the Northwest, and the California Slope. when President James Buchanan called him to Washington, On Missouri River, 25th Aug. 1857 About a fortnight since, I returned from Boston, where I had been to arrange certain matters & things, to which I have for years been accustomed to attend-also, to bid good bye, preparatory to going to Utah-which journey, though a long one, will not, in all probability, involve a longer absence from my friends than usual. Since my return to St. Louis' I have been too busy to write with any comfort. I have limited myself exclusively to letters home-Every moment has been full. I had to make preparations for housekeeping in Utah, as well as peculiar ones for a peculiar journey; & very little time to do it in. Since Alfred returned from Washington, he has been much engaged in closing up his Indian business2-besides making some preparations for our journey-very uncertain ones, however, as the time of our leaving, & the attendant |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
The genteel gentile : letters of Elizabeth Cumming, 1857-1858 |
Setname |
uum_ttb |
Date Created |
2005-04-14 |
Date Modified |
2005-04-14 |
ID |
329163 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs5tn5/329163 |