Letter to Jimmie from Mrs. A. McConnell, Shuswap, B.C. , 29 July

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--------------------------------------------------Letter to Jimmie from Mrs. A. McConnell, Shuswap, B.C. She was sorry to hear that his barn burned down, and hopes he did not lose any horses or cows. She mentions incidents of an "Indian" shooting his wife, and an "Indian" being hanged for shooting a white man. It is noted that they are a very quiet lot who live across the river and never do any harm to anybody. She mentions their place in the mountains. She will send pictures of her husband and a friend, Mr. Phillips, and her sister and herself, July 29.