FC 3213 L55 019.034
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June 4, 1849
Part of Life, Events, and Players in the North-West
Place: Fort Snelling
From: E.G. Gear
To: The Rev. J. Smithurst, Indian Settlement, Red River, British America
Details: 3pp and integral address face
Notes: Rev. Gear sends a letter to his friend via a military party headed to the U.S. border. Rev. Gear sends along reading material including magazines and a book about the new territories of New Mexico and California. Rev. Gear mentions the California gold rush, the revolutions in Europe, and the recent death of one of his daughters. A close friend, Dr. Rudor, has also died. Rev. Gear mentions that he preaches at a village called St. Paul's, and expects it will soon be named the government seat for the Minnesota Territory.
Gear, Ezekiel Gilbert