W. Frank Hickman Letter to Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert, 1872 December 4
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hickman, W. Frank
- Title
- W. Frank Hickman Letter to Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert
- Dates
- 1872 December 4 (inclusive)1872-12-041872-12-04
- Quantity
- 4 pages (on 2 leaves)
- Collection Number
- Cage 1646 (collection)
- Summary
- Holograph signed and dated December 4, 1872, sent from Union Flat, Washington Territory, to Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert in Ash Grove, Illinois.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Languages
- English
Content Description
Holograph signed and dated December 4, 1872, sent from Union Flat, Washington Territory, to Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert in Ash Grove, Illinois. The letter is accompanied by a manuscript transcription by W.P. Gilbert, regarding immigration westward. It gives a detailed account of driving over 400 sheep from the Willamette Valley to a pasture near the junction of the Palouse and Snake rivers and has additional figures on prices received for wool, the cost of the sheep, and the profit made.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Overland journeys to the Pacific
Personal Names
- Gilbert, John -- Correspondence
- Hickman, W. Frank -- Correspondence
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