Campbell, William, Pony Express Rider, Letter to Mabel Loving, April 17, 1913
Entry/Object ID
AM1994.20.5
Scope and Content
Campbell, William, Pony Express Rider, Letter to Mabel Loving, April 17, 1913. Written by Campbell from Escalon, Calif. to Ms. Loving in St. Joe, Mo. 4 pp.
He states that of his 12 years on the plains he was in more danger when he was the freighting business than while he was a Pony Express rider. It was in 1864 when the Sioux Indians went on the war path. He also shares how & where he met his wife and the fighting experience she had on the plains. He also mentions the massacre at Plum Creek, 90 miles west of Fort Kearney. .
Also typewritten transcribed copy.