Documentary History of William Henry and Mary Amelia Richards Streeper
Entry/Object ID
L2001.18.01
Description
Documentary History of William Henry and Mary Amelia Richards Streeper. Streeper was a Pony Express Rider. A Mormon who emigrated with his family to Salt Lake City, Streeper rode for the Pony Express between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Carson City, Nevada.
Includes reprint of letters written by William Henry while stationed at Diamond Springs Pony Express Station in Nevada. Also dictated reminescence by William Henry about his Pony Express experiences. There are photographs of William Henry at the age he was when he was a Rider, and a photo of his revolver. Reprinted also is a magazine article, "He Rode with God" A Story of the Pony Express by James P. Sharp, published in the Improvement Era, Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints.
Presented to St. Joseph Museum by Maurine Carr Ward in behalf of the descendants of William Henry Streeper.
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