56 January 2002 La Posta
Figure 2-1 Brown’s letters from Fort klamath were postmarked at Linkville, Oregon,, from the
time that office opened in 1872 until the Fort Klamath post office was established in 1880.
William Carey Brown’s Letters from Fort Klamath,
Oregon, 1878-1880
Part 2
We had about six or eight inches of snow last
Transcribed by Cath Clark night and this afternoon I took a sleigh ride with
Dr. Dickson – the first one I have had to my
recollection since the winter of 1872 & 3. By the
When we last looked in on Lieutenant Brown, the win-
way I find that those furs which matched will be
ter snows had arrived at Fort Klamath. It was the day
about $1.40 to $2.00 apiece.
after Christmas and he had finally received an oil paint-
Please let me know whether you wish any or
ing done by his sister, Helen, and was preparing for a
not. Tell Ma & Grace that I have several other
Garrison Court hearing the following day.
letters to write this evening & they will have to
excuse me. I just received a catalogue from a
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Fort Klamath, Ogn. Jan 9 , 1879.
firm in N.Y. City that deals in Rubber Goods
and though I shall be glad to get the pillow if I
[cover postmarked Linkville, Oregon
need anything else I can write direct.
on Jan. 10: two letters enclosed]
Yours
Will
Dear Sister:
I was agreeably surprised to get a letter from
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Fort Klamath, Ogn. Jan 9 , 1879.
you in French – it seemed like the good old times
when I was a “Yearling”. The French was very
good indeed except a few slight mistakes. The
Dear Father:
“Dutch”, as far as I was able to judge was far
st
Yours of Jan 1 just received. I am very much
ahead of the productions of Schiller himself.
obliged for that change which you sent, as we
You request that since I have nothing to do I
get nearly everything by mail here we have to
will write you a French letter – Well I . . . am so
have change. The Paymaster is coming up soon
rusty on my French that I couldn’t do anything
and he has been requested to bring change when
without a Dictionary – so you will have to ex-
he comes.
cuse me though I will be glad to hear from you
in French or English at any time.
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