West By Southwest Letters of Joseph Pratt Allyn

In 1863 Abraham Lincoln appointed Joseph Pratt Allyn to the supreme court in the new Arizona Territory. Allyn later sent correspondence to the Hartford Evening Press, describing his adventures, the new land, its people, customs, politics and his enchantment with the West.This book includes his journey west as far as Fort Wingate, New Mexico, including the Fort Leavenworth to Santa Fe segment — traveled on the Santa Fe Trail. Allyn’s letters give vibrant, lyrical accounts of travel through a West that still was fresh and new.