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Date(s)
- 1880-1904 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 'outsize' box.
Context area
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters (some incomplete), 1880-1884 and 1887-1890, addressed by Arthur Owen Vaughan to his sister [Miss Ada Mills, later Mrs Ada Stott] and brother [Phil], together with some empty envelopes, 1888-1904. The letters were written during his time in America as a cowboy and addressed from locations such as Middle Kiowa, Colorado; Cummins City, Wyoming; Laramie, Wyoming; Forsyth, Montana; and during his time in London, and with The Royal Dragoons. They are signed under one of his several names and pseudonyms, such as Robert Mills, Bob, Robert Glyndur / Glyndwr, and R. S. Milne. Also included is a letter addressed to Robert from David and Martha Wilkinson, dated 15 August 1883.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The order of the letters has been retained as when transferred to NLW by the donor in April 2015, save from their removal from plastic sleeves and placing in archival polyester sleeves. The envelopes which were transferred at a later date has been either inserted amongst the letters or placed at the end.
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Language of material
- English
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Publication note
Extracts from several letters written by Arthur Owen Vaughan between 1880 and 1883 has been published by Jean Brainerd, 'Adventures of an Englishman in Cummins City: letters from Robert Mills', in "Annals of Wyoming", 60.2 (Fall 1988), 32-43.
Notes area
Note
Notes written on the letters in pencil were marked prior to their transfer to NLW.