William Alexander and Mary E. Carter papers 1859-1890

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William Alexander and Mary E. Carter papers 1859-1890

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Correspondence; business records, including Carter's statements, checks, and accounts; material relating to Carter's mining, lumber, oil, and cattle interests. Significant correspondents include U.S. Army Generals Patrick Edward Connor, A.L. Chetlaine, William Meyers, J.W. Clampitt; author Frank A. Root; Ogden business man and Mormon bishop Lorin Farr; and Cheyenne merchant-banker Posey S. Wilson.

4 boxes; 2 linear ft.

eng,

Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesManuscript Collection

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Connor, Patrick Edward, 1820-1891

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Patrick Edward Connor was born in rural County Kerry, Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, 1820. He emigrated to the United States and enlisted, as "Patrick Edward O'Connor", in the United States Army on November 28, 1839. In addition to service in the Seminole Wars, he served as a dragoon at Fort Leavenworth, Fort Atkinson, Fort Sandford, and at the second Fort Des Moines. He was honorably discharged as a private on November 28, 1844, and after two years in New York, he moved to Texas. On April 5, 184...

Carter, Mary Eliza Hamilton, b. 1827?

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Clampitt, J. W.

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Farr, Lorin, 1854-1928.

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Wilson, Posey S.

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Meyers, William E.

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Chetlain, Augustus Louis, 1824-1914

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Chetlain was born in St. Louis, Missouri. His parents were Swiss, and they came to the United States by the way of Canada. As an infant, he was taken to Galena, Illinois. He studied at local schools in Galena and later became a clerk. In 1852, he started a career in business, and by 1859, he had become wealthy. He sold his business in the U.S. and traveled in Europe. Upon returning, Chetlain participated in the 1860 presidential campaign. When the American Civil War began in 1861, Chetlain ch...

Carter, William A. (William Alexander), 1818-1881

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William A. Carter (1818-1881) was born in Virginia, and moved to Fort Bridger in 1857 to become the storekeeper. He was a businessman and a probate judge while doing other various jobs. From the description of William A. Carter papers, 1863-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 365128365 Born in Prince William County, Va.; enlisted in the army on 1 July 1836 at the age of 18 at Warrenton, Va.; enlisted in the Second Seminole Indian War and assigned to Company A, 2nd US Dragoo...

Root, Frank A. (Frank Albert), 1837-1926

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Frank Albert Root was born 3 July 1837 in Binghampton, New York. He left northeastern Pennsylvania in 1857, joining thousands of other pioneers moving to Kansas territory. He was briefly a journeyman printer in Lawrence before he moved to Atchison and became chief clerk of the post office there. He was an express messenger on the Overland Stage Line between Atchison and Denver in January, 1863. From December, 1863, to October, 1864, he served as mail agent at Latham, now Greeley, Weld County, Co...