William Alexander Carter letterbooks, 1860-1884.

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William Alexander Carter letterbooks, 1860-1884.

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Kept by Carter primarily in his capacity as sutler and post trader at Fort Bridger; many of the letters and entries are by his wife and sons-in-law, James Van Allen Carter and Maurice Groshon. The first letterbook, a photocopy of the Ms. owned by the Missouri Historical Society, contains letters sent from the fort, February 19, 1860-April 3, 1861; with it are two pages of mounted photographs of Fort Bridger scenes, made by E.A. Brininstool about 1924. Other volumes, pressbook copies of letters sent, cover the periods June 20, 1871-December 21, 1872; January 3, 1873-December 28, 1874; December 20, 1875-June 12, 1879; and June 8, 1882-November 8, 1884. A copy book of "Mail Correspondence," January 7, 1865-January 13, 1880, is separate. In all, ca. 2,565 l.

6 v. ; 30 & 28 cm.

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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...

Carter, James Van Allen, approximately 1838-1904

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Groshen, Maurice.

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Carter, Mary E.

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