Stock certificates -- Dakota Territory
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Nancy Tatnall Fuller Research Collection on Joseph Swift
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2437
Abstract:
Nancy Tatnall Fuller's collection on Joseph Swift was acquired during research for her book Joseph Swift in the Wild West. Over 40 letters between Joseph Swift and family members from 1858 to 1887 describe frontier life in Montana, the gold rush, cattle herding, the Civil War, settler relations with Piegan Indians, and local news. Swift omitted mention of his friendship with the Plummers and Joseph Slade in letters home though his father commented on vigilante executions in Montana. Also...
Dates:
1858-1997