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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 117about eight or ten {crossed out: six] miles above which was the nearest point where anyone was living. The ride was a painful one to me, but we arrived there a little before dark, and we were taken in and well cared for. I was soon washed all over and my wounds dressed for the first time It might been possible for a skillful artist to have made a pen sketch of us two unfortunates as we arrived at Gardner but it would not have been possible to have represented our feelings for our safe delivery from the trying scenes of the past; It was certainly great satisfaction to me, even if I had known that I must die next moment Hedden was pleased to be able to say that he had done his whole duty faithfully With his long and matted hair & thick beard and covered with dirt, no clothes but his breeches & those badly torn to pieces, his feet dreadfully lacerated, was really a pitiable object to look at, but was soon washed, dressed, combed and looked like a quite a different person I was naked except a ragged shirt, I had made no

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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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