Letter signed Sam Ruland, Woodland, Yoho County, California, to cousin Jeptha Wells. Ruland asks Wells for news of friends in his birth place of Troy, Missouri, and recounts experiences of his life. ". . . . my sisters, Rebecca and Eliza, removed to Memphis, and drifted off into the war, and wound up by going to Brazil. . . . My oldest sister, Mrs. Rebecca Freligh, has returned from Brazil and lives in Memphis, Tenn. The younger sister, Mrs. Eliza White, who was Mrs. Kerr, still resides in Brazil, with her son, Warwick Kerr, who is prospering and making a fortune. . . . Early in the action I easily found the Mexican War; next I took in California; then I became Walker’s Filibuster Adjutant General in the Sonora raid (not the Nicaragua). . . ." Mentions that he read about the murder of Matt. Wilkinson by Wesley Gibson in the Missouri Republican. Also mentions John Snethen, Jim Wells, Carty Wells, Tom Wells, Darius Heald, John C. Heald, Benton Audrain, and Anna Knisley (nee Audrain)., 1883 Aug 4, Box: 1, Folder: 1. Wells Family Papers, A2364. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center.

Letter signed Sam Ruland, Woodland, Yoho County, California, to cousin Jeptha Wells. Ruland asks Wells for news of friends in his birth place of Troy, Missouri, and recounts experiences of his life. ". . . . my sisters, Rebecca and Eliza, removed to Memphis, and drifted off into the war, and wound up by going to Brazil. . . . My oldest sister, Mrs. Rebecca Freligh, has returned from Brazil and lives in Memphis, Tenn. The younger sister, Mrs. Eliza White, who was Mrs. Kerr, still resides in Brazil, with her son, Warwick Kerr, who is prospering and making a fortune. . . . Early in the action I easily found the Mexican War; next I took in California; then I became Walker’s Filibuster Adjutant General in the Sonora raid (not the Nicaragua). . . ." Mentions that he read about the murder of Matt. Wilkinson by Wesley Gibson in the Missouri Republican. Also mentions John Snethen, Jim Wells, Carty Wells, Tom Wells, Darius Heald, John C. Heald, Benton Audrain, and Anna Knisley (nee Audrain)., 1883 Aug 4, Box: 1, Folder: 1. Wells Family Papers, A2364. Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center. https://mohistory.mobiusconsortium.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/5205 Accessed September 19, 2024.