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Cimarron 1872
By Matt RHistory
Cimarron 1872 episodes
- Episode 12 - "I expect no end of unpleasantness"
Yet more bad news about the leadership of the Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Company
5 min - Episode 11 - “I have not a dollar left to pay anyone”
As the company’s financial woes increase, Henry is growing increasingly concerned for his future.
4 min - Episode 10 - "You could see signs of stormy weather ahead"
The difficulties of dealing with the Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Company are causing people to leave Cimarron and return to England
5 min - Episode 9 - "What we want is money"
Henry continues to be plagued by the difficulties in working for the Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Company
9 min - Episode 8 - "Houses and gambling saloons are springing up"
17 year old Jessica Tinson writes a chatty letter to her older brother, with a couple of requests.
4 min - Episode 7 - "One year in Cimarron than 10 in England"
A long letter, after the events of the last letter the family are all ill and the weather is very cold. Henry is hopeful that the Cimarron Bank will soon be operating.
13 min - Episode 6 - “Some excitement and calamity”
This letter is packed with drama, but I’ll let you discover just what that is as you listen.
6 min - Episode 5 - Boarders in the best house in the place
Much of this letter is difficult to read and there are gaps where I cannot decipher what has been written. Also when I recorded the episode I thought the letter was written by Henry, but I now realise that it was, in fact, written by Charlotte, Henry's wife.
5 min - Episode 4 - Leonard makes a request
I'm releasing this episode mid-week as it's very short, about 3 minutes. It is a letter from Henry's son Leonard who was my great grandfather, here he is 10 years old, and writing to his elder brother with a couple of requests.
3 min - Episode 3 - Money matters, publishing, and Christmas
Henry discusses the purchase of a house in England, his various publishing ventures, and preparations for Christmas in Cimarron
10 min
About Cimarron 1872
From the publisher's feed
Matt Ruglys reads from letters sent by his great great grandfather, Henry Tinson, from Cimarron, New Mexico between 1871 and 1873. The letters describe life and work in the American west.