Letters, 1866-1872.

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Letters, 1866-1872.

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ALS's addressed to Weeden's wife, Jane, and one ALS to his brother Osmond. The letters describe camp life, gold mining, Indian dangers, buffalo, problems with mail service and different towns in Montana Territory. Instructions to his wife are also included.

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Fisk, James Liberty, 1835-1902

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Fisk was born in New York of Irish extraction, the eldest of six sons of John B. and Jerusha T. Fisk. He worked as a "raftsman, farmer, carriage maker, and newspaperman" for the Daily Courier of Lafayette, Indiana. Four of his five brothers also became newspapermen. Becoming engrossed with the western frontier, he moved to White Bear Lake, Minnesota, sometime in the 1850s, married Lydia Burson, and started farming. In 1857, he was in the expedition of William H. Nobles which tried unsuccessfu...

Weeden, Henry G.

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Surgeon with Captain James L. Fisk's expedition into Montana in 1866-1869. From the description of Letters, 1866-1872. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122644442 ...