Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed John Ferrier, Platte City, Mo., to Col. N.G. Elliott. I have been at the Fort for the two last days, and yesterday they received private letter from Washington stating about this purport that Col. Sumner’s regiment and two other regiments, making in all about twenty-five hundred, Capt. Steele told me. Trade in horses and mules implied. Individuals mentioned: Capt. Steele, Willson, Shannon, and Mr. Graham. Places mentioned: The Fort, Washington (D.C.), Johnston County, and Knobnoster, Mo., 1858 Jan 20
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection includes correspondence relating to the mule, horse, and cattle trade; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Pike's Peak; and California. It also includes muster rolls and other materials of the 1st Company, 14th Regiment, 1st Battalion, Missouri Militia from the Mormon War of 1838, in which Elliott was commander; slavery papers, land deals, and medical and merchandise bills; transactions concerning the outfitting of the Santa Fe trade; promissory notes; papers relating to Howard County,...
Dates:
1858 Jan 20