Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed John Ferrier, Platte City, to Col. N.G. Elliott. The quartermaster stated that G.D. Dorris and others had gotten a contract for 1500 mules for the order had come to the post and received orders to purchase 500 at the Fort and that would cover the amount they would want at the fort for this season. Don’t buy a three-year-old at any price for we cannot sell them here. Details. Places mentioned: Rochport, Mo. , 1858 Feb 3[?]
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 Feb 3[?]