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Description
Letter from Thomas Falconer to "My dear Austin" in London. The letter was written in the third month of Falconer's captivity and posted from San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The letter recounts how he became part of the Santa Fe Expedition in June 1841 and narrates his experiences during the expedition. Falconer states that he was falsely told that the expedition was for trade when in fact its purpose was to capture Santa Fe. The letter describes his companions; the decline of Santa Fe's importance for trade; problems with the route and guides; lack of food; a camp fire that becomes a prairie fire; buffalo; and Indian attacks, scalpings, and deaths. A typed transcript of this letter is also available via the Portal to Texas History.
Creator
Thomas Falconer
Source
Southwestern University Special Collections
Date
1842
Collection
Citation
Thomas Falconer, “Letter from Thomas Falconer to Alfred Austin, dated Jan. 12, 1842
,” Southwestern University Special Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://suspeccoll.southwestern.edu/items/show/1311.
,” Southwestern University Special Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://suspeccoll.southwestern.edu/items/show/1311.