Letters, 1865-1867.

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Letters, 1865-1867.

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The first six letters were written to his family en route describing his experiences and observations while on his journey. He gives distances between locations and describes the country as a desolate wasteland, unfit for a road. He criticizes James Sawyers's fraudulent misuse of the government funds appropriated for building the road. The other sixteen letters were written from Helena, and mostly concern his business and Montana's prospects. Accompanied by 4 ALS from S. H. Casady to J. M. Lewis, June to September 1867, concerning the illness and death of Edwards, and an ALS from Cornelius Hedges to Mrs. J. P. Samuels in 1868 concerning Edwards' estate. Also accompanied by a newspaper clipping about Sawyers, and an article, "The Powder River Expedition of 1865," from U. S. Army Recruting News.

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Connor, Patrick Edward, 1820-1891

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Hedges, Cornelius, 1831-1907

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Casady, Samuel H.

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Lewis, Jennie

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Lewis, Josh M.

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Lewis, Hannah Edwards.

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Dillon, James, d. 1865.

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