Subject: Violence

A two-page letter written by Ralph Smith on Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express letterhead. Dated August 3, 1884, from Eagle City, Colorado, the letter discusses mining claims (the Earp claim), travel on the trail to Murray, a gambling incident involving a Jewish saloon owner named Frienburg, and a shooting incident at Frienburg's saloon. The letter also mentions the 1884 presidential candidates, Cleveland and Hendricks.

Issue of the New-York Spectator newspaper from June 5, 1811, reporting on the killing of Richard Bowden by Samuel Myers in New York City. The article details the circumstances surrounding the event, including the role of Bowden's father, Moses Myers, and the location of the incident in Norfolk, Virginia.