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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 and believing that I had been attacked by Indians, they all beat a hasty retreat to the Boat and jumped into it and immediately put out to seaAfter examining my game I called to the men and recd no answer and at once, went back to Camp to find that they had taken the Boat, and put out. They were in sight laying to, not over a half mile away, and soon came on shore, and unknown -(folded paper edge hides word more than astonished when informed of the amount of game killed, it being a dozen times more than had been killed by the whole expedition up to this timeThey excused themselves from runing away by representing that they had frightened a band of Indians who had run off in the direction I had gone, and soon after hearing the rapid firing, which they could hardly be prevailed upon to believe was done by one person, they concluded I had been attacked and probably cut off.From this time on I always found game in abundance & killed much more than all the balance of the Port Orford expedition

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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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