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Neafie, Theodore F. to: sister.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07164.67 Author/Creator: Neafie, Theodore F. Place Written: Hamilton, Montana. Type: Letter signed Date: [1877]/07/16 Pagination: Folio, 3 p. Order a Copy

Having started as a cattle driver, he tells of how he became bored with the job and became a farm hand on a ranch. He sends his experience of traveling through northern Utah, where he witnessed settlements of English and Swedes living.

Neafie, Theodore Frelinghuysen, 1845-1879

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