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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 106while no one could have examined my body for a moment and believed I would be living, and as I tried to walk, I found that every step however carefully made was like taking life. yet in obedience to Heddens commands I was obliged to make the effort. for choice I would preferred to have been left here alone. and I urged Hedden to leave me and go on to the settlements. and save his own life. but at last he peremptorally [sic] refused to allow me to even talk about his leaving. We made slow and to me more painful and sickening progress than any previous day and very soon found that we had camped within about one quarter of a mile of the mouth of Coose River! Approaching as near as we deemed safe I was cached away in a secluded spot in the brush, and Hedden cut green bushes and stuck them in the ground around me so that I would not be easily discovered by Indians if any should happen to pass by. and then cut him a good shellalah [sic] which, with his knife was his only weapons and advanced

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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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