| RefNo | MS/373/1/80 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Thomas Edward Thorpe, on the train between Ogden, Utah and Green River, Wyoming, to 'Dear Pern' [Caroline Emma Thorpe] |
| Date | 25 August 1878 |
| Description | Describes the end of his stay in Salt Lake City, with a visit to [William] 'Bill' Jennings, originally from Warwickshire and now 'one of Utah's merchant princes'. States that Jennings was formerly a polygamist. Also notes a tour of the University of Deseret [University of Utah] and a visit to the local playhouse to see a version of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. Contrasts with the Denver Theatre, where one of the leading ladies 'seated herself on Schuster's knee & guessed she'd take an iced lemonade & a cigar'. Descriptions of Ogden and Green River and his future itinery via Grand Island in Nebraska, Omaha, Chicago and Pittsburgh to the East. |
| Extent | 7p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7855 | Thorpe; Sir; Thomas Edward (1845 - 1925); chemist | 1845 - 1925 |