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Cliff, Charles, Pony Express Rider Letter to Librarian Purd Wright, April, 1907Entry/Object ID
PE1993.15.1Scope and Content
Cliff, Charles, Pony Express Rider Letter to Purd Wright, Librarian, St. Joseph Library, April, 1907. Handwritten letter. 5 pages. Cliff tells of his experiences as Pony Express Rider. He began riding in 1861 on a route between St. Joseph, Missouri and Seneca, Kansas. In later life Charles Cliff operated a feed and flour business in St. Joseph. He died in 1924.
Each page dry-mounted on larger 8½' x 11". Envelop mounted to page E (6 1/8" x 3¾")
Copy in Pony Express Cabinet 4, SJM Research, Cliff, Charles.
Information as to location of original in Pony Express Cabinet 6, Pony Express Riders, Cliff, Charles, Documents
The original is on exhibit at the Pony Express Museum, who holds ownership. This document would revert to the St. Joseph Museum if the Pony Express Museum is dissolved. If. the St. Joseph Museum ceases to exist, the document would revert back to the St. Joseph Public Library. These documents will not be sold by any of the above institutions.Lexicon
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