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Luther Kelly's letter to Oscar Mueller Paradise, Calif. Jan. 6, 1927 Mr. Oscar O. Mueller, Attorney at Law, Lewistown, Montana Dear Sir: Failing eyesight has caused me to discard the use of the typewriter for the pen and ink. Thank you very much for your interesting letter and print of the log cabin. I recognize it although an addition has been made since last I saw it. It was from its doorway that I ran to head off a band of Indians [who] were making for a band of horses feeding halfway to the ridge where the Carroll road goes over. I think Camp Lewis was established by a troop of the i h u.s. Infantry. I know a war party of seven chased some soldiers bathing in the springs near camp the summer I was there and after the party left a detachment under an officer or non-com followed their trail afoot and came upon them by surprise in a timbered gulch. This was told to me by Maj. Reed. While making my book I wrote to the War Department for the facts of this engagement but they had no record of it. The thing to do is to write Adjutant of the i h u.S. Infantry, c/o the War Department, asking that he examine the records for 1874-1875 for an account of the activities of the Camp Lewis troops during that period. Do you use the Reed-Bowles cabin as a depository for objects of historical value or do you have a more pretentious building for that purpose. I may have some things that I would like to contribute for such purpose. In my day there stood a death tepee containing the remains of Long Horse, a crow Chief killed in battle with the Sioux, not far from the site of your town. You may look for a small package from me to follow this letter. Very truly yours, LUTHER S. KELLY.
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Title | Luther Kelly letter to Oscar Mueller |
Description | A letter written by Luther Kelly to Oscar Mueller of Lewistown, Montana. He describes the Reed and Bowles Trading Post and Camp Lewis as he remembered them when he visited the area in the 1870's. |
Creator | Luther Kelly |
Genre | letters |
Type | Text |
Language | eng |
Date Original | 1927-01-06 |
Subject (keyword) | Reed and Bowles Trading Post; Camp Lewis; Long Horse, Crow Chief; |
Rights Management | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Contributing Institution | Lewistown Public Library, Lewistown, Montana |
Publisher (Original) | Lewistown Public Library, Lewistown, Montana |
Geographic Coverage | Lewistown, Montana. |
Coverage-date | 1870's |
Digital collection | Central Montana Historical Documents |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Physical format | Typed letter. |
Digitization Specifications | Canon MX310 300dpi |
Full text of this item | Luther Kelly’s letter to Oscar Mueller Paradise, Calif. Jan. 6, 1927 Mr. Oscar O. Mueller, Attorney at Law, Lewistown, Montana Dear Sir: Failing eyesight has caused me to discard the use of the typewriter for the pen and ink. Thank you very much for your interesting letter and print of the log cabin. I recognize it although an addition has been made since last I saw it. It was from its doorway that I ran to head off a band of Indians [who] were making for a band of horses feeding halfway to the ridge where the Carroll road goes over. I think Camp Lewis was established by a troop of the 7th U.S. Infantry. I know a war party of seven chased some soldiers bathing in the springs near camp the summer I was there and after the party left a detachment under an officer or non-com followed their trail afoot and came upon them by surprise in a timbered gulch. This was told to me by Maj. Reed. While making my book I wrote to the War Department for the facts of this engagement but they had no record of it. The thing to do is to write Adjutant of the 7th U.S. Infantry, c/o the War Department, asking that he examine the records for 1874-1875 for an account of the activities of the Camp Lewis troops during that period. Do you use the Reed-Bowles cabin as a depository for objects of historical value or do you have a more pretentious building for that purpose. I may have some things that I would like to contribute for such purpose. In my day there stood a death tepee containing the remains of Long Horse, a crow Chief killed in battle with the Sioux, not far from the site of your town. You may look for a small package from me to follow this letter. Very truly yours, LUTHER S. KELLY. |
Local Identifier | SC 1.1 Luther Kelly Letter |
Description
Title | SC 1.1 Luther Kelly letter to Mueller 1 |
Type | Text |
Contributing Institution | Lewistown Public Library, Lewistown, Montana |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Digitization Specifications | Canon MX310 300dpi |
Full text of this item | Luther Kelly's letter to Oscar Mueller Paradise, Calif. Jan. 6, 1927 Mr. Oscar O. Mueller, Attorney at Law, Lewistown, Montana Dear Sir: Failing eyesight has caused me to discard the use of the typewriter for the pen and ink. Thank you very much for your interesting letter and print of the log cabin. I recognize it although an addition has been made since last I saw it. It was from its doorway that I ran to head off a band of Indians [who] were making for a band of horses feeding halfway to the ridge where the Carroll road goes over. I think Camp Lewis was established by a troop of the i h u.s. Infantry. I know a war party of seven chased some soldiers bathing in the springs near camp the summer I was there and after the party left a detachment under an officer or non-com followed their trail afoot and came upon them by surprise in a timbered gulch. This was told to me by Maj. Reed. While making my book I wrote to the War Department for the facts of this engagement but they had no record of it. The thing to do is to write Adjutant of the i h u.S. Infantry, c/o the War Department, asking that he examine the records for 1874-1875 for an account of the activities of the Camp Lewis troops during that period. Do you use the Reed-Bowles cabin as a depository for objects of historical value or do you have a more pretentious building for that purpose. I may have some things that I would like to contribute for such purpose. In my day there stood a death tepee containing the remains of Long Horse, a crow Chief killed in battle with the Sioux, not far from the site of your town. You may look for a small package from me to follow this letter. Very truly yours, LUTHER S. KELLY. |
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