Letter : Fort Pease (Mont.), to S.H.H. Clark, 1876 Apr 22.

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Letter : Fort Pease (Mont.), to S.H.H. Clark, 1876 Apr 22.

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ALS with the salutation, "My Dear Mr. Clark," in which Brisbin requests a pass from S. H. H. Clark, general superintendent of the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska, for travel from Ogden to Omaha on the Union Pacific Railroad in order to bring his family from Omaha to his new post at Fort Ellis in Montana. He also discusses the arrangements for shipping horses for the Cavalry from the East, and the plan to join with the troops of Generals Crook, Custer and Gibbon in fighting the Sioux. "Private & Personal" written in Brisbin's hand, and the receipt stamp of the General Superintendent of the Union Pacific Railroad dated May [23?], 1876, appear at the head of the letter; page four contains note, "Jas. S. Brisbin 4/22/76, Requests pass No. [no number]." Accompanied by typed transcript.

1 item ([4] p.) ; 25 cm.

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