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Sharp and Spencer Freight Train (1864)

Departed
Circa 1864
Departed From
Atchison, Kansas
Arrived
On 1864 October 6
Vehicle Type
Wagon
Company Type
Freight Train
Company Direction
Westbound

Left from Kansas by train and eventually reached Nebraska. In Nebraska, Sharp and Spencer hired approximately 50 men to drive wagons to Utah. Some of those men were initially members of the John Smith company and possibly other companies as well. Not all of the teamsters have been identified. 

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