| | Abstract: | This collection includes correspondence, legal
papers, financial records, land patents, and account books of William Henry
Bayless and his sons relating to cattle and sheep ranching operations in
Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Arizona. Also includes letters written to
J.F. Shields during the Civil War, poetry written by Shields during the war,
and later letters to his daughter from her husband, John Bayless. Personal
materials consist of photographs and personal papers, including estate
documents. | |
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