Letter from Samuel B. Reed to Wife and Family, May 14, 1865

In this short letter from May 14, 1865, Samuel Reed writes to his wife and family describing his arrangements to leave Omaha at 8:00 p.m. that evening with two assistants. His bill for the stage is an exorbitant $1,200.

My arrangements are all made to start at 8 o'clock this evening in the Overland stage. I take two assistants with me and our stage fare alone is twelve hundred dollars.

About this Document

  • Source: Letter from Samuel B. Reed to Wife and Family
  • Source: Letter from Samuel B. Reed to Wife and Family
  • Citation: Nebraska State Historical Society, Samuel Reed Papers (Union Pacific Railroad Collection), MS 3761, Unit 1, Subgroup 14, Series 1, Box 2, MS 3761, Unit 1, Subgroup 14, Series 1, Box 2, Letters to Wife and Family, Letters to Wife and Family
  • Date: May 14, 1865