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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 158continually rendered this a hard winter for stock, Cattle and horses became poor. and many died; I lost no Cattle. but for a week at a time the snow covered their backs an inch thick while there was none whatever on the ground: The warmth of the animals body not being sufficient to melt the snow off their backs. The business of my office being light I had no difficulty in performing all the labors pertaining thereto: My general health was not better than the year previous By a California paper during summer (1858) I learned the fate of my Comrad [sic] Gilbert Brush who Came to port Orford in the same expedition in which I did and who was with us at the Coquille fight and who made his escape to Port Orford with Capt T'Vault He left Port Orford and returned to California and settled in Marin County & had just been killed by a pistol which was supposed to be unloaded: Brush was a Texan. was all through the Mexican War. was a stranger to me when we enlisted in the Port Orford

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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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