Reuben Collett Affidavit

While I was working on a Google Alert assignment, I found several affidavits regarding Reuben Collett and his service during the Salmon River Expedition in 1868. I knew from his obituary that Reuben had been involved with the expedition; however, that was the extent of my knowledge. It was really intersting to find some official documents regarding his service. The following are some excerpts from one of the documents:

“Rubin Collett, being first duly sworn, upon his oath says: I am a resident of Smithfield, Cach County, Utah and have been such resident for 53 years last past, and am of 73 years of age. I served in the Salmon River Expedition Expedition under Capt Thomas Smith”

The document goes on to say, “This company was sent to settle the salmon river county and driven away by Indians”[1]

Click on the URL below to see the digital image of the record.

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[1] Cache County, Utah, Commissioner of Indian War Records, Indian War Affidavits, Box 1 Folder 13, Ruben Collett, 1907; 1908; 1909, Utah State Archives; Digital Image, archives.utah.gov, (http://images.archives.utah.gov/cdm/ref/collection/2217/id/16519: Accessed 5 October 2015).