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Downs, Calvin C., Pony Express Rider, Letter to R.W. Curren in St. Joseph, MO., August 7, 1923Entry/Object ID
AM1994.20.15Scope and Content
Downs, Calvin C., Pony Express Rider, Letter to R.W. Curren in St. Joseph, MO., August 7, 1923. Typewritten letter from Downs, 1029 Edgewood Ave, Warren, OH to Mr. Curren in St. Joseph, Mo. 1 pp.
Tells of coming to St. Joseph in March, 1861--then to Denver where he was hired as a rider. He gives names of men who worked at different stations, of the two routes he rode, of not being paid for his work when the Pony Express ended.
Several pieces of tape on it.Collection
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