Letter from Robert Alexander to Littleton Fowler

Letter from Robert Alexander to Littleton Fowler, May 23, 1838

Robert Alexander arrived in Texas in 1837 and began organizing Methodist societies. An experienced circuit rider from the Mississippi Conference, Alexander worked closely with Martin Ruter. In this letter Alexander describes Ruter’s death, funeral, and gravesite.

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Transcription by Wanda W. Smith.

Letter from Robert Alexander to Littleton Fowler