[Camp Floyd, U.T.] August 17, 1860 postmark tying 3c dull red (#26) to cover addressed to a Lieut. Shunk, endorsed at bottom left "on the march from Camp Floyd, U.T. to Fort Leavenworth, K.T." original letter signed by Thomas Barrett includes "Lieut. Perkins had a fight with the Indians, 3 men of the Artillery wounded and 12 Indians killed & wounded," cover faults at top right The COC&PP collected the letter on its eastbound trip that left Placerville on August 29 and arrived in Salt Lake City around September 6. It was then transferred to the eastbound stage to St Joseph that left on Friday, September 7 and was delivered in transit at Fort Laramie around September 18

(MWE Figure 7-31) ex Risvold and Walske (Image)