Box 281
Contains 23 Results:
Guide to the George D Rainsford Collection
Copies of records concerning Diamond Ranch owner and architect George D. Rainsford.
Guide to the George M. Sliney Collection
Sliney wrote this letter, addressed to F.L. Thompson, on the last day of Sliney’s term as Wyoming’s Adjutant General, January 31, 1916. It is written as a farewell, with general reminiscences and brief references to a few individuals, particularly J.D. Woodruff
Guide to the William O. Wilson Collection
Card announcing that William O. Wilson, former Attorney General of Wyoming, is returning to law practice in Cheyenne.
Guide to the Spanish-American War, Wyoming Appointments Collection
The letter deals with the appellation “Rough Riders,” Colonel Jay L. Torrey, and statistical information on the 2nd United States Volunteer Cavalry. The letter indicates that many officers of this organization, including Torrey, were appointed from Wyoming.
Guide to the Fort Phil Kearny Escort Collection
Orders dated August 9, 1867 from Major J. Van Voast, commander at Fort Reno, to Bvt. Major H. B. Freeman, the officer commanding an escort for ox trains en route to Fort Phil Kearny and Fort C.F. Smith.
Guide to the Luke Murrin collection
Letter dated September 11, 1875 from Luke Murrin "Major General – Militia of Wyoming Territory," to the President of Sharps Rifle Company with a special request for a rifle. The letter mentions a rifle club in the Territory.
Guide to the Emma Eames Dobbins Collection
The Emma Jane Eames Dobbins Collection contains a memoir manuscript written by Dobbins, an early Wyoming pioneer and a scrapbook kept by her daughter, Gertrude Wyoming Dobbins.
Guide to the A.C. Beckwith Collection
Two letters from A.C. Beckwith, of Cheyenne, to his nephew which include brief descriptions of Cheyenne and the region, a referenceto the Fetterman Massacre. Beckwith was at Fort Phil Kearny at the time and helped bury the slain soldiers.
Guide to the Postcard: Kennedy to Nagle Collection
Post card from S.S. Kennedy to E. Nagle of Cheyenne regarding payment of an unspecified amount for an unspecified transaction.
Guide to the Robert L. Irvine Collection
Records include a blank piece of letterhead for Robert L. Irvine, Cattle Grower; a memorial poem for Edna Irvine Moore, Robert’s sister; and 1937 and 1938 brochures with speeches given by Irvine regarding his abstinence from liquor.