Moreton Frewen papers, 1823-1924.

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Moreton Frewen papers, 1823-1924.

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Correspondence includes letters written in England and Wyoming during 1881-1886 concerning the Powder River Cattle Company of Wyoming, of which he was founder and promoter; correspondence with Sir Horace Plunkett (q.v. [Film Z-G 17]), a partner in the same firm; and other papers relating to English investment in the Western Cattle business. Filmed for the Western Range Cattle Industry Study.

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