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.

Omaha, NE
May 14, 1865

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.