Letter to Jay Amos Barrett, 1899, Oct. 24.

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Letter to Jay Amos Barrett, 1899, Oct. 24.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79370972

In this letter, Tyson talks about his experiences crossing the Platte River Valley while working for a freight business. He talks about the different sites he passed, various camping areas, and the freightage firm Russell, Majors and Waddell.

2 pages, carbon copy, 28 cm.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 8227044

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Barrett, Jay Amos, 1865-1936

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Russell, Majors and Waddell

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The firm of Russell, Majors and Waddell was established in 1854. The principals of the company were William Hepburn Russell (1828-72), William Bradford Waddell (1807-72), and Alexander Majors (1914-1900). As freighters, stagecoach operators, and originators of the Pony Express in 1860, the company collapsed in 1861 and was purchased by Ben Holladay in 1862. From the description of Records of Russell, Majors and Waddell, 1838-1903. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical ...

Tyson, T. K.

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T. K. Tyson worked for a freighting business and crossed the American plains five times from 1864 to 1867. Jay Amos Barrett, the addressee, was a historian and librarian in Nebraska. From the description of Letter to Jay Amos Barrett, 1899, Oct. 24. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 79370972 ...