Close
Digital Collections
Statement on Potentially Offensive Materials
Help
Rights and Reproductions
Log In / Sign Up
0
Selected
Invert selection
Deselect all
Deselect all
Click here to refresh results
Click here to refresh results
Go to Login page
Loading details...
You do not have the permission to view Original image
Add to collection
Download
Share PDF
Get link
Title
Letter Camp in Rush Valley, Utah Territory, to Col. D. Ruggles, 1859 June 12
Creator
Hill, Robert C
Date
1859
Place
Utah--Rush Valley
Language
English
Subjects
United States
,
Utah Expedition, 1857-1858
Description
Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Text of letter on p. [1]-[3]
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.
Summary
June 12, 1859, letter to Bvt. Lieut. Col. Daniel Ruggles, also of the 5th Infantry, who was on sick leave of absence, 1859-1861, relaying camp news. Subjects discussed include mule thefts, local Indians requesting payment for grazing, dust at Camp Floyd, the possibility of the regiment remaining in the valley for the summer, and mail delivery problems. Hill also mentions the Salt Lake City postmaster's departure and asks Ruggles to help a Mr. Anderson enter business.
Biographical/Historical Note
U.S. Military Academy graduate (1855) and second lieutenant, 5th Infantry (1855-1861), serving on the frontier with the Utah Expedition, 1857-1859.
Extent
1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 25 cm
Format
Correspondence
,
Manuscripts, American
,
Sources
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
Newberry Open Access Policy
The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to
these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
Link to Catalog
View record
Call Number
Ayer MS 381
BibID
140416
Size
2357px × 2954px 19.95 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
991404168805867_Ayer_MS_381_00001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11IAMA
Linked assets