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William Alexander Carter letterbooks, 1860-1884.
BANC MSS P-M 200 v.2; BANC MSS P-M 200 v.3; BANC MSS P-M 200 v.4; BANC MSS P-M 200 v.5; ...
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Title:
William Alexander Carter letterbooks, 1860-1884Creator/Contributor:
Carter, William Alexander, 1820-1881, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Carter, James Van Allen, 1838-1896Creator/Contributor:
Groshen, Maurice.Creator/Contributor:
Carter, Mary ElizabethAbstract:
Kept by Carter primarily in his capacity as sutler and post trader at Fort Bridger; many of the letters and entries are by
his wife and sons-in-law, James Van Allen Carter and Maurice Groshon. The first letterbook, a photocopy of the Ms. owned by
the Missouri Historical Society, contains letters sent from the fort, February 19, 1860-April 3, 1861; with it are two pages
of mounted photographs of Fort Bridger scenes, made by E.A. Brininstool about 1924. Other volumes, pressbook copies of letters
sent, cover the periods June 20, 1871-December 21, 1872; January 3, 1873-December 28, 1874; December 20, 1875-June 12, 1879;
and June 8, 1882-November 8, 1884. A copy book of "Mail Correspondence," January 7, 1865-January 13, 1880, is separate. In
all, ca. 2,565 l.
Date:
1860 (issued)Subject:
Indians -- Warfare -- West (U.S.)Note:
V. 1 : photocopies.
For additional W.A. Carter papers, see Bancroft Library manuscripts under James Van Allen Carter; Corson Family; William H.
Foote; Fort Bridger; Livingston, Kinkead & Company; Michael Martin; Pacific Telegraph Company; and U.S. Army.
W.A. Carter, born in Virginia, a soldier and sutler in Florida during the Seminole wars, later a Missouri settler and an 1850
overland emigrant to California, came to Fort Bridger in 1857 with the Utah Expedition, remaining the rest of his life as
sutler and post trader. After his death, and until 1890, the business was carried on by his widow, Mary E. Carter, and their
children.
Type:
Letterpress copybooks.Physical Description:
6 v. ; 30 & 28 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS P-M 200 v.2
BANC MSS P-M 200 v.3
BANC MSS P-M 200 v.4
BANC MSS P-M 200 v.5
BANC MSS P-M 200 v.6