Papers, 1872-1925.

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Papers, 1872-1925.

Government congracts and correspondence between Hunton and the Headquarters Department of the Platte at Fort Laramie and Fort Fetterman, Wyoming, concerning the acquisition and transportation of army supplies, and including information on the closing of Fort Laramie and Hunton's acquisition of certain military bridges. Other miscellaneous documents include the relief papers for three soldiers, a receipt roll for clothing issued to enlisted men, a circular letter (carbon) from the Army Hospital Corps in Omaha, Nebraska, and five personal letters which include the following: a letter from Hunto to Mr. B.A. Hart about the swearing in of school board trustees; a letter from Lt. Charles A. Worden to Mr. Hart about their investment in iron mines; a letter from E.W. Hall to Hunton; a letter from E.J. Leighton to Hunton; and a letter from Hunton to Robert Spurrier Ellison. The last three letters involve various dealings and contracts.

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Worden, Charles L.

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Leighton, E. Joseph

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Hart, B. A.

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Hall. E.W.

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Hunton, John, 1839-1928

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Post trader and rancher from Bordeaux, Wyoming. From the description of Papers, 1872-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699146 From the description of Papers, 1870-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122622066 From the guide to the John Hunton papers, 1872-1925, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) John Hunton, born in Madison County Virginia, came to Fort Laramie in 1867 after serving from Virginia with the 7th Infantry during the Civil War. Hunton ser...

Ellison, Robert Spurrier.

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...