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Greett Palls June J31st 1688 ■ ■.
Dear uotaar - '
a I received yoursoof ^b.j 14th on tha 19th. with Ilishi
and wad very much please to get them' as I had comiae-nced to think
you wer not not giing to rite 'also The Booic that Albert sent
I hsid one of the s-iine worics I got Ed and Maties picture but did
not get a-ny letters '-i-'imes are very quiet here at present * hav©
bin a,l spring it htiS bin rainy for ^ uionths staidy a,! most &
cold I did not put in anyyerpp for my self this year hut ha,ve'
broiia ciud sov¥ed a grait aeal for others when not briii:i.ig and
sowing I a.n teaiaing but still living on the ranch will move ... y
to town as 3.:)0U as the weather gets clear toiaorow or the naxt
day ciS my vvoric is mostly thare I would send you iiiore of the Falls
papers But tiiere is not a word of truth in them in regard to the
Falls and al)pntry a,rou :d here I used to thinic it w.;uld maica a
good town and county out the climute a.:jd soile will n ;t peraiit - '
the S R and the town site comociny -are all the sa,me and they owa
the paper aad are trying to boon the town I got ro^ed in hut
never venture never have hut I dont intend it was intend for the
Sellew family to have much money i»iag and the children ar all
well and send much love ,1 went out the other day a-nd got them a
hole family of preiary dogs Z old ones and 5 young ones half
grown Jonie and I drowned them out I can get a doxen faadleys in
an hour they are very nice pets beter than squireIs more comicl
and get tamer espesialy the young ones the children thinis mora
of them thci-n cuiy thing they ever had the young ones ae-© tame
nov¥ so tney v¥lll co-iie out of the cage and run al over mame out
Will is to rougii with them he is biger and stouter than May she
was born Deo 11-188^ ^illl was born 16 Jan 188o Kiere is 160
aoners in ^-y pi^ce here ZiQ rail road runs for 3 quarters of a
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | William Roland Sellew papers, 1872-1909. |
| Description | Letter to his mother discussing railroad transportation in Montana |
| Creator | Sellew, William Roland, 1853-1909. |
| Genre (Short List) | documents |
| Type | Text |
| Language | eng |
| Date Original | 1872; 1873; 1874; 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895; 1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909 |
| Subject (LCSH) | Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Sellew, Hansey Ann, b. 1817--Correspondence.; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 5th (1815- ); Frontier and pioneer life--Montana.; Scouts and scouting--Montana.; Montana--History, Military--19th century.; Neihart (Mont.) |
| Rights Management | Transmission, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use under the copyright laws requires written permission of the copyright owner. For permission to publish contact mhslibrary@mt.gov. |
| Contributing Institution | Montana Historical Society Research Center |
| Digital Collection | Letters, Diaries and Documents from the Montana Historical Society |
| Physical Collection | Small Collection 331 |
| Digital Format | image/jp2 |
| Physical Dimensions | .25 linear ft. |
| Digitization Specifications | Scanned at 300-550 ppi, 24bit color. Display images were generated by ContentDM. |
| Description-Abstract | William Sellew (1853-1909) was a civilian scout for General Nelson A. Miles and General Armstrong Custer; a prospector; freighter; rancher; hotel owner; and a constable in Neihart, Montana Territory. His papers (1872-1909) include typescript copies of biographical writings and correspondence with his mother and other family members in Connecticut. [Transcript copies only.] |
| Contact Us | To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/Research/services/repros.aspx or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov |
| Relation | http://worldcat.org/oclc/70959444/viewonline |
Description
| Title | Page 1 William Roland Sellew papers, 1872-1909. |
| Description | Letter to his mother discussing railroad transportation in Montana |
| Creator | Sellew, William Roland, 1853-1909. |
| Type | Collection |
| Language | eng |
| Subject (LCSH) | Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876.; Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925.; Sellew, Hansey Ann, b. 1817--Correspondence.; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 5th (1815- ); Frontier and pioneer life--Montana.; Scouts and scouting--Montana.; Montana--History, Military--19th century.; Neihart (Mont.) |
| Contributing Institution | Montana Historical Society Research Center |
| Physical Collection | Small Collection 331 |
| Physical Dimensions | .25 linear ft. |
| Description-Abstract | William Sellew (1853-1909) was a civilian scout for General Nelson A. Miles and General Armstrong Custer; a prospector; freighter; rancher; hotel owner; and a constable in Neihart, Montana Territory. His papers (1872-1909) include typescript copies of biographical writings and correspondence with his mother and other family members in Connecticut. [Transcript copies only.] |
| Contact Us | To order a reproduction, download our order form at http://mhs.mt.gov/research/photo/servicesfees.asp or contact Montana Historical Society Research Center: (406) 444-2681 / mhslibrary@mt.gov |
| Relation | http://worldcat.org/oclc/70959444/viewonline |
| Transcription | -Sy: Greett Palls June J31st 1688 ■ ■. Dear uotaar - ' a I received yoursoof ^b.j 14th on tha 19th. with Ilishi and wad very much please to get them' as I had comiae-nced to think you wer not not giing to rite 'also The Booic that Albert sent I hsid one of the s-iine worics I got Ed and Maties picture but did not get a-ny letters '-i-'imes are very quiet here at present * hav© bin a,l spring it htiS bin rainy for ^ uionths staidy a,! most & cold I did not put in anyyerpp for my self this year hut ha,ve' broiia ciud sov¥ed a grait aeal for others when not briii:i.ig and sowing I a.n teaiaing but still living on the ranch will move ... y to town as 3.:)0U as the weather gets clear toiaorow or the naxt day ciS my vvoric is mostly thare I would send you iiiore of the Falls papers But tiiere is not a word of truth in them in regard to the Falls and al)pntry a,rou :d here I used to thinic it w.;uld maica a good town and county out the climute a.:jd soile will n ;t peraiit - ' the S R and the town site comociny -are all the sa,me and they owa the paper aad are trying to boon the town I got ro^ed in hut never venture never have hut I dont intend it was intend for the Sellew family to have much money i»iag and the children ar all well and send much love ,1 went out the other day a-nd got them a hole family of preiary dogs Z old ones and 5 young ones half grown Jonie and I drowned them out I can get a doxen faadleys in an hour they are very nice pets beter than squireIs more comicl and get tamer espesialy the young ones the children thinis mora of them thci-n cuiy thing they ever had the young ones ae-© tame nov¥ so tney v¥lll co-iie out of the cage and run al over mame out Will is to rougii with them he is biger and stouter than May she was born Deo 11-188^ ^illl was born 16 Jan 188o Kiere is 160 aoners in ^-y pi^ce here ZiQ rail road runs for 3 quarters of a |
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