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Title Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Creator Williams, Loren L., 1828-1881

Date 1851-1880

Place United States--West

Language English

Subjects Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Extent 0.6 linear feet (5 volumes in 2 boxes)

Format Correspondence, Maps, Clippings

User-Contributed Transcription 99to me to be useless for him to risk himself and suffer of cold and hunger as he would be required to in an effort which apparently could not prolong mine, but all my efforts for him to depart and leave me were in vain, for he was firm and positively declared his intentions to stay by me while I lived & see me decently buried when I died My body was much sorer this morning, and soon after daylight we set out every step hurting me fearfully. We made slower progress than yesterday and my resting spells were necessarily more frequent, about 100 yards was as far as I could walk at any one time, and could not rest except by lying down and was then unable to rise without being handled carefully and lifted up almost bodily, We managed to Make probably about three miles during day, crossing several very rough canyons and about the middle of the afternoon we went into camp completely exhausted, when Hedden obtained a little sleep before night, and a fern patch growing near by he gathered

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Call Number VAULT folio Graff 4683

BibID 991560848805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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