Papers, [ca. 1840]-1878.

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Papers, [ca. 1840]-1878.

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These letters and documents relate primarily to family matters, mostly for the 1850-1860 period, but there is material pertaining to Kane's expedition to Utah to help avert war between the Mormons and the U.S. There is also a portion of the manuscript of his book, "The Mormons," published in 1850.

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Kane, Robert Patterson, 1827-1906.

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Taylor, Robert E. (Robert Ellsworth), 1927-

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