Place: Fort Snelling
From: E.G. Gear
To: The Rev. J. Smithurst., Indian Settlement, Red River
Details: 3pp and integral address face
Notes: Reverend E.G. Gear takes advantage of a group of travelling geologists to send Rev. Smithurst a letter and a small package. He mentions several publications, and references the "Hampden Case." He relates various pieces of news about the political unrest in Europe. He also expects hostilities to continue between the U.S. and Mexico. There is also an upcoming religious convention in Wisconsin.
Gear, Ezekiel Gilbert