<p>This is a typewritten letter to Gilbert, Henry’s 12 or 13 year old son who has returned to England to go to school. I do not know whether this typewritten version is the original or whether the original was handwritten and is now lost.</p>

This is a typewritten letter to Gilbert, Henry’s 12 or 13 year old son who has returned to England to go to school. I do not know whether this typewritten version is the original or whether the original was handwritten and is now lost.

Episode 27 - “We have a company of soldiers here for a few days”

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.

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Episode 27 - “We have a company of soldiers here for a few days”

Episode 27 - “We have a company of soldiers here for a few days”