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Thomas M. Pratt correspondence
Title
Thomas M. Pratt correspondence, 1879-1881.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Michael Vinson on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 2009, and on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2013.
Organization
Arranged chronologically.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Thomas M. Pratt was a cowboy in Dakota Territory, circa 1879-1881.
Summary
5 autograph letters, signed, to Thomas M. Pratt, including 2 from Charles Jones, 1 from F. B. Bigeler, 1 from Charles L. Jackson, and 1 from G. W. Mentot. Letters from Jones, Jackson, and Mentot detail the writers' lives as cowboys in Dakota Territory, particularly in Rapid Valley, Rapid City, and Rockerville. Letters from Charles Jones detail his sexual and romantic relationships with Thomas M. Pratt and Charles L. Jackson, and include the use of slang to describe these relationships and Jones's attempts to find a woman to marry. Letter from F. B. Bigeler describes the sale and consumption of alcohol in Bangor, Maine, the suicide of an acquaintance, and anecdotes involving sex and prostitution. Included are 3 photographic postcards of Mill Creek Ranch in Livingston, Montana.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Images
Added to Catalog
August 24, 2018
References
Thomas M. Pratt Correspondence. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Thomas M. Pratt Correspondence. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Photographic postcards.
Occupation
Cowboys South Dakota 19th century.
Cowboys West (U.S.) 19th century.
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