Letter: to Mr. John Wilson /by Alexander J. Pullman for Daniel Blue, 1859 May 12.

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Letter: to Mr. John Wilson /by Alexander J. Pullman for Daniel Blue, 1859 May 12.

Daniel Blue, too weak to write, dictated a letter to Alexander Pullman. It describes his attempted trip to Pike's Peak from Whiteside County, Illinois by way of Kansas City, Fort Riley, and Smoky Hill Fork. He records the hardships, deaths, cannibalism, and rescue by Indians.

3 p. (in 2 folders) ; 25 cm.

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Blue, Alexander, d. 1859.

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Solely, George, d. 1859.

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Blue, Charles, d. 1859.

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Blue, Daniel Terry, 1949-

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