Guarding Overland Mails, 1861-1866

Name/Title

Guarding Overland Mails, 1861-1866

Entry/Object ID

L1992.1.223

Description

Guarding Overland Mails, 1861-1866 is a collection of reports sent to William C. Endicott, Secretary of War--the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate. The record seems to be divided into 3 sections. Each of the sections is s a group of 3 states--all basically from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast. There are probably records of the Pony Express within those sections as it went from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA. An index of state records is included at the end of the book. 366/Hardbound/Tables.

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

Pony express

Search Terms

Endicott, William C., Secretary of War, U. S. Senate, Overland Mail

Book Details

Author

Secretary of War, William C. Endicott

Place Published

City

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

1889

Call No.

PonyExpress SE

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor