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Dike family correspondence
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Title
Dike family correspondence, 1824-1927 (bulk 1855-1876).
Physical Description
0.83 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language
English
Notes
Box 1: letters dated 1824-1870, Box 2: letters dated 1871-1927 and undated letters.
Some letters accompanied by typed transcripts made by an unidentified transcriber.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the MacKinnon Family Fund, 2011.
Organization
Arranged chronologically.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Dike family (sometimes spelled Dyke or Dikeson) were Mormons and settlers in New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa, where they were farmers. The family were among the first settlers of Allegany County, New York in 1806. Members of the Dike family settled in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa, circa 1820-1850.
Simon Dike (1813-1903) was a member of the Mormon Battalion of the United States Army during the Mexican War, 1846-1847. Dike marched with the Mormon Battalion from Iowa to San Diego, California from 1846 to 1847, before he was discharged from the Army in 1847. Simon Dike and his wife Mary Ann Dike founded the Mormon pioneer settlement in Plum Hollow, Iowa in 1846.
Summary
Circa 160 autograph letters, signed, between members of the Dike, Abbott, Hyde, and Millard families in New York, Missouri, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Simon Dike describes his service in the Mormon Battalion during the Mexican War, including the 1846-1847 march from Iowa to California and his overland journey to Iowa after the war, 1847-1848. Other members of the Dike family describe their settlement in Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin, including agriculture, livestock, and family life.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
September 21, 2017
References
Dike Family Correspondence. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Dike Family Correspondence. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Occupation
Farmers Iowa 19th century.
Farmers Missouri 19th century.
Farmers Wisconsin 19th century.
Soldiers United States 19th century.
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