J. C. Davidson Letter to His Wife, February 27, 1862
Scope and Contents
Collection contains a letter from J. C. Davidson to his wife; he writes about his journey in Colorado Feb. 23-27, 1862 as well as personal and family matters.
Dates
- February 27, 1862
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
J. C. Davison was a soldier on march through Colorado to Santa Fe, N.M. via Fort Garland. "Camp Colorado" was a camping site near Colorado City.
Extent
1 envelope (1 letter)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Unknown donor; no date.
General
Original letter fragile. Use typed transcript.
- Kansas Territory -- Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters (correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Soldiers -- West (U.S.) -- 19th century -- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Transcripts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Finding Aid for the J. C. Davidson Letter to His Wife, February. 27, 1862
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
