Letter from Mary S. Clark to Temple Clark October 13 1844

Titles: Letter from Mary S. Clark to Temple Clark October 13 1844 (Supplied title)

Description: Mary Clark writes from Fort Snelling to her brother,Temple Clark, in Green Lake, Wisconsin. She offers news of the fort, family, friends and social events. She mentions Henry Wilson's expedition to capture a group of Dakota implicated in the alleged murder of a white man. She reports that the lieutenant guarding the five Dakota at the time of their escape is scheduled to appear before a court martial. Also included is a description of a fire in the fort's commissary store, after which Clark writes, "The occurrence of the most trifling thing at Fort Snelling soon becomes an object of universal description and importance."

Dates

• Not earlier than 10/13/1844 - Not later than 10/15/1844 (Creation)

Creation

• author: Clark, Mary S.
• recipient: Clark, Temple
• collected by: Risvold, Floyd E.

Identifiers

• View in Library & Archives Catalog
• Locator Number: Reserve 122

Notes

• Henry Wilson Indian Expedition Records, 1844.

Holding Type: Manuscripts - Component - Reserve - Item

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: text

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Fort Snelling Commissary-Storehouse, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

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