Papers, ca. 1892, 1983.

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Papers, ca. 1892, 1983.

Collection contains Martin's 139 page typescript manuscript "Negus in Johnson County: A History of the Johnson County Stock War," relating the experience of Martin and his friend Charles B. Negus during the Johnson County War of 1892. The collection also includes a 1983 newspaper clipping on Martin.

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Martin, William Augustus.

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William Augustus Martin (1871-1955) came to Wyoming Territory circa 1887. He engaged in various employments, eventually becoming a guard at the Wyoming Penitentiary in Laramie. He met and married Birdie Gooding in Laramie in 1896. In 1899 they moved to Waverly, Nebraska. Martin wrote poetry and histories of Colorado and Wyoming. From the description of Negus in Johnson County: A history of the Johnson County stock war, manuscript by William Augustus Martin, undated. (University of Wy...

Negus, Charles B.

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