The Chugg Water Journal [Vol. 1, no. 1 (October 1849)]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05067.01 Author/Creator: Place Written: Fort Laramie, Wyoming Type: Manuscript document Date: October 1849 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy
Handwritten first issue of a Fort Laramie newspaper. Introduces the self-described "largest paper printed at Fort Laramie" with the goal of keeping "our friends and fellow exiles, up with the spirit of the age" and promoting political and religious principles. Introduces the four editors. Contains a letter from R. Jones, the commanding officer of the Minnesota Territory, about the war between the Sioux and the Brulees. Contains other local news items. Written at Fort Laramie
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