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Letter describing American Indians and Chief Iron Whip
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John B. Wilson letter to Emma Moore Wilson
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Letter from John Bordeaux Wilson to his mother Emma Moore Wilson, written shortly after Wilson had joined the engineering corps of the Union Pacific Railroad in 1868. In the letter, written at Fort Sanders, Dakota Territory, Wilson writes of his dissatisfaction with being removed from Colonel Joseph Opdyke Hudnutt's company and placed instead with a Mr. Lawrence's party, which he writes will "operate much further west" than the other and work east for 250 or 300 miles from the Green River until they meet the other parties. He notes that Colonel Hudnutt's party was headed for the North Platte while John O'Neill's party would work at Medicine Bow, and gives a description of the various supplies carried by each party. The remainder of the letter describes Wilson's attempts to stay warm in his tent and the meals that he has been given. With envelope, marked "Union Pacific Railway Company, Engineer's Office, Fort Sanders - Dakota."
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Medorem Crawford letter to Samuel G. Crawford
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In this letter to his father, Medorem Crawford laments the war with the Cayuse Indians, which he describes as "truly a death blow to Oregon for several years unless the U.S. Govt. comes this summer & pays the expenses of the war." He does not think the provisional government of the territory will be able to continue much longer, and describes the effects on the people settled there. He also relates news of his own business and family.
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Henry T. Huggins letter to Mrs. Henry T. Huggins
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In his letter to his wife, Huggins describes an excursion in Iowa Territory he and some companions take to accompany the Fox and Sauk Indians on a buffalo hunt. He also discusses the town of Burlington, Iowa, and his legal dealings there.
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Letter addressed to "My Dear Mother," signed "Earl,"
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This letter was written while Earl was staying at the Redondo Hotel in Redondo Beach, California. In the letter he states that he will be returning to Los Angeles soon. Included with the letter is an advertisement card for the California Alligator Farm in Los Angeles.
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Sylvester A. Ballou letter
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Letter is a typewritten copy. It is addressed to "Dear Parents and Sisters," and written from the "battle field in the rear of Vicksburg." He talks about the battle of Vicksburg, prisoners, and the wounded.
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Jervis Joslin letter to D.A. Smally
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Letter from Jervis Joslin in Denver to his brother-in-law D.A. Smally. Joslin writes that business has been "dull," but that work is about to begin on a railroad connected to the Union Pacific at Cheyenne, Dakota Territory (Wyoming), which might lead to the creation of more jobs. He also writes that Colorado is "producing more gold than ever before" and of the opening of new mines on the Cimarron River in New Mexico. He concludes that his expenses have been reasonable and that he is optimistic about the future, writing "I believe the chances are better for a young man here than in any place I know."
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