W. A. Dodge letter to Frank J. Hubbard

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: ACCN 2993

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Scope and Contents

The W. A. Dodge letter to Frank J. Hubbard provides an impression of what cowboying and the life of a cowboy was in 1891. Dodge wrote the letter to Hubbard of Plainfield, New Jersey, who, from the contents of the letter, had loaned money to Dodge as well as being his interested friend. Included in the collection is a transcription of the letter.

Dates

1891

Creator

Dodge, W. A. (Person)

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Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

W. A. Dodge worked for Swan Land and Cattle Company at the time the letter was written. He was considering the following year to work for Marsh and Cooper, a rival cattle company. The Swan Land and Cattle Company was organized in 1883 by Alexander H. Swan, and at its height had 120,000 head of cattle, and controlled 600,000 acres in Wymoning and Nebraska. Marsh and Cooper operated out of Laramie City, Wyoming and their range was the Laramie Plains and Rock Creek, Wyoming. Their "7L" brand was always on the animal's right side. Although Rock Creek is no longer on the map, in 1891 it was a thriving town that had been laid out in 1878 by a freighter from Medicine Bow. By 1883 there were over 100 teams freighting out of Rock Creek, with the average shipment of cattle via the Union Pacific Railway Company being a 100 cars every 24 hours during August until November. Rock Creek was abandoned as a railway station on April 1, 1900.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 Folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The W. A. Dodge letter to Frank J. Hubbard (1891) provides an impression of what cowboying and the life of a cowboy was in 1891. Dodge wrote the letter to Hubbard of Plainfield, New Jersey, who, from the contents of the letter, had loaned money to Dodge as well as being his interested friend. W. A. Dodge worked for Swan Land and Cattle Company at the time the letter was written.