ALS written by Captain Stuart from Fort Smith on the eastern boundary of the Arkansas frontier, to his commanding officer at Fort Gibson, expressing his regret that he and Arbuckle do not agree on the need for troops at Fort Smith. Stuart states that the Indians are not hostile, and that Arkansas frontiersmen have petitioned the government for troops only for political and economic reasons. He explains that he has reported his opinions directly to the Secretary of War as he is the commander of a separate post, just as Arbuckle is, and that in addition to letters written in opposition to the posting of troops at Fort Smith, he has suggested an alternate site at S[wallow?] Rock. He concludes his letter by stating that although he knew Arbuckle was in favour of having troops stationed at Fort Smith in the past, the deaths of six soldiers, one surgeon and four citizens since August might have induced him to change his opinion. Accompanied by typed transcript.
Description:
Purchased by Goodspeed's Book Shop, Inc., on the Walter McClintock Memorial Fund, 1982.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Smith (Ark.)
Subject (Name):
Arbuckle, Matthew, 1776-1851, Stuart, John, active 1837, United States Army Infantry Regiment, 7th, and United States Army--Military life--History--19th century
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--Arkansas, Indians of North America--Arkansas, and Soldiers--United States
Franklin Richards's letter describes his westward journey from St. Louis, the hostility of settlers, the massacre at Haun's Mill, and his stay in the West. He also writes about the Mormon war, relatives in the West, his faith, the fertility of the country, and his return to Illinois Town, where he worked cutting timber.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Richards, Phineas. 1788-1874 and Richards, Wealthy Dewey, 1786-
George Kendall's letters relate to the Texan Santa Fe expedition and his book, The War between the United States and Mexico. Accompanying these are a draft of a letter from Kendall's family to Daniel Webster, Secretary of State, and his answer.
Subject (Name):
Kendall, Geo. Wilkins (George Wilkins), 1809-1867, Kendall, Thaddeus, Rix, Catherine F. Kendall, Rix, William, 1811-1892, and United States Department of State
Subject (Topic):
Mexican War, 1846-1848, Texan Santa Fé Expedition, 1841, and The War between the United States and Mexico
Twenty-five ALS (three of which are manuscript copies) written by Barna N. Upton to his father Nehemiah, his brother Elias, his sister Susan, and other family members and friends, dating from July 7, 1842 to August 7, 1847. With the exception of his first letter, which was written to his family while he was working as a farmhand in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, Upton's letters document his experiences as a soldier in Company E of the 3rd Regiment U.S. Infantry before and during the Mexican War. The letters describe his enlistment in the army and camp life on Governors Island, New York, early in 1845; his voyage from New York to New Orleans that spring; camp life at Fort Jesup, Louisiana, Corpus Christi, Texas, Matamoros, Camargo, Veracruz, and Jalapa, Mexico; and battles in which he fought including Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey, and Cerro Gordo. His last letter was written from Puebla as he prepared to march to Mexico City.
Description:
Gift of Lewis S. Beach, 1945. and Upton was born on July 26, 1820, the eldest son of Nehemiah Newhall Upton, a farmer and clothier of Charlemont, Massachusetts. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1845, fought in the Mexican War, and died in Mexico City on October 15, 1847 of wounds he received at a battle outside the city.
Subject (Geographic):
Ciudad Camargo (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Description and travel, Corpus Christi (Tex.)--Description and travel, Fort Jesup (La.)--Description and travel, Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.)--Description and travel, Jalapa (Mexico)--Description and travel, Matamoros (Tamaulipas, Mexico)--Description and travel, and Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Fogg, William W, Goetzmann, William H, Patterson, Jerry E., fl. 1959, Powers, Zara, United States. Army Military life History 19th century, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd. Company E, Upton family, Upton, Barna N., 1820-1847, Upton, Eleanor Stuart, 1886, Upton, Elias, Upton, Nehemiah Newhall, and Upton, Susan
Subject (Topic):
Cerro Gordo, Battle of, 1847, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Campaigns--Mexico, Mexican War, 1846-1848--Military life, Monterrey, Battle of, Monterrey, Mexico, 1846, Palo Alto, Battle of, 1846, Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, 1846, Soldiers--United States--19th century, and Voyages and travels
Joseph Thomas Heath's diary describes farm life in Steilacoom, Oregon Territory. The diary is accompanied by letters relating to Heath and the diary. 195 p.
Subject (Geographic):
Steilacoom (Wash.)
Subject (Name):
Heath, Joseph 1805-1849
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture--Washington (State) and Farm life--Washington (State)