Collins, William Oliver, 1809-1880 -- Correspondence.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE This collection centers around letters written by William Oliver Collins, his wife, Catharine Wever, and their son, Caspar Wever, during the 1860s. Correspondence contains accounts of travel between Ohio and Fort Laramie, daily life at the fort, military orders and reports. Because the original correspondence is extremely fragile researchers are requested to use the photocopies. The collection also contains research conducted by Agnes Wright Spring on the Collins family. Her...