History of Fort Bridger : Fort Bridger, Wyoming : ms. S, 1884.

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History of Fort Bridger : Fort Bridger, Wyoming : ms. S, 1884.

Sent to H.H. Bancroft under cover of a letter by Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Chambers, commander of the post (in consequence of which Bancroft termed Chambers the author) Another copy is in the Fort Bridger Post Records, National Archives (in Bancroft as part of Film P-M 226) A brief history of the post since the days of the trappers, with emphasis on its military history from 1857, principally recording changes in command, "compiled from existing post records."

Originals : 10 p. ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (8 exposures) : negative (Rich. 116:16) and positive.

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