W. Frank Hickman Letter to Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert

W. Frank Hickman Letter to Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert, 1872 December 4

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: 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 DescriptionReturn to Top

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.

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Acquisition Information

Gift, Kathryn Gilbert Blinn, 1957

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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