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Nelson Story Sr life and Montana frontier battles
T B Story recounts Nelson Story Sr born 1838 in Ohio, cattle drives from Texas to Montana, Denver mining, Bannack and Alder gulch days, vigilante justice and the hanging of George Ives. The letter details cattle raiders, road agents, and Story’s role in early Montana law, with glimpses of Boise, Gallatin valley, and summit settlements.
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Alder Gulch
Texas
Treasure State
T. B. Story
J. Elmer Brock
Kaycee
Wyo
Nelson Story, Sr
Nelson Story
Fort
Gallatines
Bozeman Trail
Bridger Trail
Yellowstone
Gallatin
Montana
Nelson Story Sr
Burlingham
Meigs County
Ohio
University Aear
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Denver
Leavenworth
Father
Fort Leavence
Washington Post
Washington, D. C
Gregory
Colorado
Idaho
Bannack City
Lee Hogaioe
Bannack
Alder
Virginia City
Mother
Buckinson
Haze Lyons
Charlie Forbes
Dillingham
Dr. Steele
Henry Plummer
Deams
N. P. Langford
Summit
Bitter Root
Nevada
Sanders
Ives
Hereford
Benjamin Exekler
Was
Alex Carter
Exekiel
Exekles
Robert Dempsey
Dempsey
Long John
John
Charles Brown
Brown
Hunter
Alexander Carter
Helena
Bill Hunter
Lfe
George Ives
Carter
Rome