Letter from Fort Harker, Kansas
Overview
This 8-page letter from J. M. Forshee, a Northern Pacific Railroad operator at Fort Harker, Kansas is written to a friend on August 11 [circa 1867] approximately two weeks after Forshee's arrival at the fort. Forshee describes his previous grueling work schedule while at Junction City, the state of the cholera threat at the fort, the extent of the railroad track and its use as far west as Ellsworth, the Indian threat, and the anticipated arrival of Indian Commissioners on October 1 to seek peace with tribal chiefs.
Dates
- August 11, approximately 1867
Creator
- Forshee, J. M. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 folder ; 25 x 38 cm
Physical Location
RH MS P826
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, William J.B. Burger, 2003
Creator
- Forshee, J. M. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the J. M. Forshee Letter
- Subtitle
- Letter from Fort Harker, Kansas
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5187713339
- Preferred citation
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Forshee, J. M, Letter from Fort Harker, Kansas, Kansas Collection, RH MS P826, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository