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WHILE FLIRTING WITH A GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND, A CAVALRY TROOPER IN THE DAKOTA TERRITORY RELATES HIS...

[WHILE FLIRTING WITH A GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND, A CAVALRY TROOPER IN THE DAKOTA TERRITORY RELATES HIS EXPERIENCE FIGHTING SIOUX AND CHEYENNE AS HE PROTECTS SETTLERS AND TRAVELERS ALONG THE WESTERN TRAILS]; Letter from a soldier stationed at Fort Laramie describing his isolated life and the ongoing battles with the Sioux and Cheyenne

Fort Laramie, Dakota Territory: 1865. Envelope or Cover. This letter to Belfast, Ohio, is datelined “Ft. Laramie, D. Tery., Oct. the 20th 1865” and the envelope is franked with a 3-cent Washington stamp (Scott #65). It bears a scarce “Fort Laramie Dak” postmark along with a Goshen, Ohio, transit stamp..... More

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THE U.S. ARMY INDIAN AGENT, CREDITED WITH SAVING MOST OF THE PIEGAN BLACKFEET TRIBE FOLLOWING THE...

[THE U.S. ARMY INDIAN AGENT, CREDITED WITH SAVING MOST OF THE PIEGAN BLACKFEET TRIBE FOLLOWING THE “STARVATION WINTER” THAT KILLED A QUARTER OF ITS MEMBERS, DESCRIBES THE BOUNTY OF FEDERAL FOOD AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION THE FOLLOWING YEAR]; Letter from Major Rueben A. Allen to family in Ohio describing life at Montana’s Blackfeet Agency

Blackfeet Agency, Montana: December 21, 1884. Unbound. This five-page letter is datelined “United States Indian Service / Blackfeet Agency, Mont. / Dec: 21st, 1884.” It is addressed to Major Allen’s family at Freeport, Ohio. There is no accompanying envelope. In nice shape. Transcript provided. An exceptional letter from the..... More

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A SERGEANT FROM THE 18TH INFANTRY DISCUSSES LIFE AT FORT BRIDGER, THE SNAKE TRIBE, SEEING BRIGHAM...

[A SERGEANT FROM THE 18TH INFANTRY DISCUSSES LIFE AT FORT BRIDGER, THE SNAKE TRIBE, SEEING BRIGHAM YOUNG AND HIS WIVES, AND HIS LESS THAN FAVORABLE IMPRESSION OF “THE STYLE OF THE MORMONS.]; Two flirty, lonely-hearts, pen-pal letters from a young infantry sergeant stationed at Fort Bridger to a woman he has not met

Ft. Bridger, Utah Territory: 1869. Envelope or Cover. Two letters, both sent at Brimfield, Massachusetts; one datelined “Fort Bridger, U.T. Jan. 30th 1869”, the other, ”Fort Bridger Mar 9th, 1869”. One is enclosed in an envelope franked with a 3-cent stamp (Scott #65) and bearing a faint circular fort postmark..... More

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