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 084.gif |
Title |
Genteel Gentile, page 084 |
Description |
the &me whde I am all alone here I " Wed 30th-Walked out alone m the sdent c,ty' Went towards the first branch of the mountam, where the great enmn~u~ stream enters the uiy-tossmg & iumbhng through the North Temple Street m three streams Instead of two, as m most, If not all of the other weets Every two or three rods it becomes a waterfall, wth a descent of from one to two feet, & lust below these httle falls, people can, rf they XVIII, catch fraui for breakfast In this part of the city are the dwellings of nearly all the leadmg men I met a sahtary & sad lookmg man ganng mto the water-& as he looked respectable & melan- choly I begged hm to tell me who owned the dwellmrs & gardens around me. Heber C. Kimball'-This was a (m&y) dwellings-enclosed with a hirh stone wall-verv nicelv built. & about 14 01 16 feet high' ;went an the other sidc'ol the street (,t E 130 feet wde) to endeavour to count the houses wdhin the enclosure by then roofs, but what with the wall & the trees, I could not count them I'hmeas Young s house was near-& a large house once occupied by BrIgham-a large dwellmg wth a great sheep (image) over the gateway-& an inscription from the Scriptures. This also is &closed with a high wall. BriEham's present residence is on the sauare below. Alfred returi,;d from Provo at 3 A M 84 |
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 |
329242 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xs5tn5/329242 |