Scope and Content Note Letters written from Fort Smith, Arkansas, by Rev. Micah S. Crosswell, an employee of the Freedmen's Bureau, his wife Mary, and a cattle dealer named M. Ferguson, to Crosswell family members in Farmington Falls, Maine. The letters pertain to the disposition of cattle overseen by Micah and Ferguson, the issuance of rations to black refugees, and living conditions in post-war Fort Smith. Persons to whom the letters refer include General John B. Sandborn and Colonel Marshal LaRue Harrison,...