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1. Fort Phil Kearny travel memoir
- Creator:
- Williams, Henry, active 1867
- Published / Created:
- 1867 October 30
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-3162 W6727
- Image Count:
- 12
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Autograph memoir by Henry Williams, written in 1867, recounting an 1866 journey from Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming to Virginia City, Montana. Williams describes accompanying Jim Bridger from Fort Smith, Montana, along the Bozeman Trail to the Yellowstone River; Bozeman, Montana; and Virginia City, Montana. Williams describes the landscape and prospective locations for military forts.
- Description:
- Henry Williams served as a guide for the United States Army at Fort Phil Kearny, Wyoming, 1866. and Purchased from Michael D. Heaston on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2016.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Bozeman (Mont.)--Description and travel, Bozeman Trail--Description and travel, Fort Phil Kearny (Wyo.), Montana--Description and travel, Virginia City (Mont.)--Description and travel, West (U.S.)--Description and travel, Wyoming--Description and travel, and Yellowstone River--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Bridger, Jim, 1804-1881 and Williams, Henry, active 1867
- Subject (Topic):
- Fortification--West (U.S.)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Fort Phil Kearny travel memoir
