Letter from George Albert Smith, 14 June 1856
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Letter from George Albert Smith, 14 June 1856
People & Places
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Excerpt:[sideways text] G A Smith June 14, 1856 to Historian trip to St Louis [end of sideways text] St. Louis June 14th 1850. W. Woodruff & Brotheren The Hystoran Office By letters dated at Marys- ville Marshal Co. Kansas Ter. to the Editor of the News [Iz] on the prin- cipal items of importance con- cerning our journy until we reached the settlements on "Big Blue" There has nothing of importance interupted us since we reached We reached Atchison on the ... -
Excerpt:with Miss Oliver of Missouri— Howard of Michigan & Sherman of Ohio, & their Clerks reporters and Sergeants at Armes, who were sent by Congress to enquire into the legality of the Elections and other funey matters now going on in Kansas—They told me they had examined four hundred witnesses taken 2500 pages of Fools cap closely written with minnets, whmuch of which will probably never be read Ms Oliver of Richmond Missouri enquired after Father Rhelly & was actually very anxious ... -
Excerpt:from the camp of the Saints near Iowa City—He tells me that Mothe Smith is dead. About 300 Saints left this place recently for the mountains. Our emigration as far as we can learn has all been ex- tremely healthy. Marshal Heywoods health is astonishingly good—and he insists that one of the best medicins for a consumptive man is eating He leaves this evening for Alton I expect to remain in St Louis until Monday ^Tuesday^ evening — when -
Excerpt:by the same conveyance Bro Spencer proposes sending their names by the first mail Bro. Spencer describes the depart- ure of the Hand Cart ^company^ as very interesting. They serrounded the camp as they started, with their flags flying. But the teams being a little wild three axel- trees were broken the first day, but were soon repaird. The civil war in Kansas ren- ders it dangerous for any man to pass through the territory. The Yankees are learning some of the sweets of Missouri justice. Murders are common. Col. Sumner is doing his best ...