Letters, 1849-1866.

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Letters, 1849-1866.

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This collection of correspondence includes numerous descriptive letters written by Rumfield to his wife as he traveled West in conjunctions with his job. In addition to his concerns about his wife's domestic responsibilities, Rumfield described the relations between the Indians, the western settlers, and the Overland Mail Company. He related several experiences, including the effects of a Texas drought, fears about Civil War conflicts (he was in Springfield, Mo., at the time of the Battle of Wilson's Creek), Indian massacres, and other local events as he traveled through Fort Smith, Ark., Fort Fillmore, N.M., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Nevada. Rumfield provided extensive details about the Mormon faith and way of life in Salt Lake City. Included in the collection is an extensive letter describing a service at the Tabernacle and the sermons, including one by Brigham Young (1801-1877). Rumfield's letters also detailed the conflict between Utah governor Stephen Selwyn Harding (1808-1891) and the Mormons. Also included in this collection is an 1850 letter regarding a sawmill business proposition in Oregon, several letters of introduction for Rumfield, some business correspondence for the Overland Mail Company, and an 1849 printed circular concerning the establishment of an overland mail route to Oregon and California. It is signed by William Gilpin (1822-1894), later governor of Colorado.

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Rumfield, Hiram S.

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Hiram S. Rumfield ( - ), of Tiffin, Ohio, was the assistanttreasurer for the Overland Mail Company that ran between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Virginia City, Nev. From the description of Letters, 1849-1866. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259772 ...

Utah. Governor (1862-1863 : Harding)

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Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

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Second president of the Mormon Church. From the description of Certificate, 1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630973 American religious leader, second president of the Mormon Church, first governor of the Territory of Utah, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West. From the description of Cash ledger books, 1862-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480196 From the description of Cash ledger books 1862-1877 ...

Overland Mail Company

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The Butterfield Overland Mail Company, organized in 1857, carried mail between St. Louis and San Francisco until the outbreak of the Civil War forced it to move north to the central overland route. It was known as the Central Overland and Pike's Peak Express Company until it was reorganized and Gen. Bela M. Hughes was elected president of the Overland Mail Company in 1861. From the description of Records of the Overland Mail Company, 1850-1898 (bulk 1850-1887). (Huntington Library, A...

Gilpin, William, 1813-1894

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Epithet: Prebendary of Salisbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000625.0x000170 First Territorial Governor of Colorado, appointed by Abraham Lincoln, 1861. From the description of Papers ca. 1861, 1884. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 50239013 Epithet: of Whitehaven British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000...

Harding, Stephen Selwyn, 1808-1891

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Photographs and ambrotypes of Harding, Anastasia Harding Connelly, and Atilla Leonidas Harding. Views of his residence in Milan, Indiana are included. From the description of Papers, 1862-1901. [photographs]. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122600577 ...