Sylvester Mowry letters, 1853.

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Sylvester Mowry letters, 1853.

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Three letters written by Mowry during his service with the Pacific railroad survey in 1853, containing good detail describing his experiences in the Western country and its prospects. His letter from Yakima is particularly descriptive of Washington Territory and its prospects. He was a notorious womanizer and repeated references in his letters bear this out.

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