The First Overland Mail

Name/Title

The First Overland Mail

Entry/Object ID

2008.237.1

Description

History of overland mail in U.S. via stagecoach. In story form, probably for middle school-level reading ability.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

2008.237

Source or Donor

Edgar Gerhardt

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Railroad companies, Mail service, Mules, Stagecoaches

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Book Details

Author

Robert Pinkerton

Place Published

Location

Eau Claire, WI

Date Published

1801 - 1869

Call No.

383.14 Pinkerton

Notes

Date: 1953 Copy No.: 1 Spine Label: 383.14 Pinkerton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

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Pinkerton, Robert

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Lantz, Paul

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Butterfield, John

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Butterfield, Daniel

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Alvin, Robert

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Bailey, G.

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Baker, Malinda

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Bascom, George N.

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Birch, James E.

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Buchanan, James

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Buckley, Bill

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Buckley, Henry

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Burr, James

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Butterfield, John Jr.

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Cochise

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Culver, C. W.

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Cunningham, Preston

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Fargo, William G.

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Free, Mickey

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fulton, Robert

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Kinyon, "Tate"

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Kitchen, Pete

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Laing, James

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Lewis, Meriwether

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Clark, William

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Mills, emmett

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Ormsby, Waterman Lily

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Pattie, James O.

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Pontel, John

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Porcher, Joe

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St. John, Silas

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Skillman, Henry

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Stein, Enoch

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Tallack, William

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Thomas, Freeman

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Wallace, J. F.

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Wells, Henry

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Wilson, John

Create Date

December 5, 2008

Update Date

May 20, 2026