Box 8
Contains 41 Results:
Pony Express and telegraph line, date of production not identified
Suggestive Table of Contents of "Pony Express and Telegraph Line", n.d., ink holograph revisions, 2 pages.
Pony Express most romantic memory of the west / by Edwin C. Hill, 1934 January 25
"Pony Express Most Romantic Memory of the West," by Edwin C. Hill, Wisconsin News, Jan. 25, 1934. Photocopied newsclipping.
Anson Mills report on the Big Horn expedition, 1876 March 27
Report on the Big Horn Expedition by Capt. Anson Mills, Fort Fetterman, W.T., March 27, 1876. Negative photostat of holograph letter, 10 pages.
William Devine reminiscences of Powder River Expedition, 1924 October 27
William Devine reminiscences of the expedition. 3 pages. See apparent cover letter to RSE regarding this account, in correspondence dated Oct. 27, 1924.
The Powder River Expedition of 1865 / by Robert Bruce, 1928 August-September
"The Powder River Expedition of 1865," edited by Robert Bruce, U.S. Army Recruiting News, in two installments, Vol. 10, No. 15, August 1, 1928 and Vol. 10, No. 18, Sept. 15, 1928. Photocopied newsclippings, 7 pages, with a blueprint of two small maps (each 10 x 12 cm.) of the expedition attached, 1 item.
Cole's Long March of 1865 / by Robert Bruce, 1928-1929
"Cole's Long March of 1865," edited by Robert Bruce, U.S. Army Recruiting News, in four installments from Vol. 10, No. 22, Nov. 15, 1928 to Vol. 11, No. 1, Jan. 1, 1929. Photocopied newsclippings, 11 pages.
Reynold's attack on Crazy Horse's village on Powder River / by W.C. Brown, 1934 April 5
"Reynold's Attack on Crazy Horse's Village on Powder River, March 17, 1876," by W. C. Brown. Reprinted from the News-Record, Gillette, Wyo., April 5, 1934. Original and annotated photocopy with a "Sketch Map Cook and Reynolds Campaign March 1-26 1876 and attack on Two Moon's village March 17 1876" attached (map; 28 x 19 cm.), 3 items.
Powder River Expedition map, date of production not identified
A bachelor's dream. A serio-comic melody of theory, fact, song and legend of two storm-swept souls adrift on the seas of misunderstanding seeking the secret of eternal life / by Clarence Reckmeyer, date of production not identified
"A Bachelor's Dream. A Serio-Comic Melody of Theory, Fact, Song and Legend of Two Storm-Swept Souls Adrift on the Seas of Misunderstanding Seeking the Secret of Eternal Life." 91 pages. This story is set in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and environs. It was "originally written for the personal enjoyment of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Ellison," by Reckmeyer.
Henry Reckmeyer affidavit, 1859-1928
Affidavit, July 19, 1859, regarding a pre-emption claim of 160 acres of homestead land in Nebraska Territory. 2 pages accompanied by a certification of authenticity from the U.S. General Land Office dated April 27, 1928.