[Two men on horses riding in front of a mule-led wagon and another man on horseback; men trying to remove a mule-led wagon stuck in a small ditch; a man driving a mule-led wagon about to enter a lake; two men shooting at a flock of ducks; three men sitting around a campfire, dining on cooked ducks; three men sleeping on the ground next to a campfire; three men hiding behind trees, shooting at flocks of ducks in the sky; three men carrying their guns and their successfully hunted game birds; Ned Brownell holding his gun while standing on a log in order to avoid standing on the soft ground; a man lying down by a tree, shooting at two flying ducks; 24 dead ducks hanging from a rope attached to three threes; and a man protecting himself from the rain by lying under a tent]

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Title: [Two men on horses riding in front of a mule-led wagon and another man on horseback; men trying to remove a mule-led wagon stuck in a small ditch; a man driving a mule-led wagon about to enter a lake; two men shooting at a flock of ducks; three men sitting around a campfire, dining on cooked ducks; three men sleeping on the ground next to a campfire; three men hiding behind trees, shooting at flocks of ducks in the sky; three men carrying their guns and their successfully hunted game birds; Ned Brownell holding his gun while standing on a log in order to avoid standing on the soft ground; a man lying down by a tree, shooting at two flying ducks; 24 dead ducks hanging from a rope attached to three threes; and a man protecting himself from the rain by lying under a tent]
Date: 1856 November 10
Creator: Brownell, Edward Rogerson, 1825-1889.
Notes: "Wait for the wagon, And we'll all take a ride"; "The road is a little rough"; "Entering the lake"; "Very astonishing, can't kill"; "Supper on ducks"; "Turned in"; "Mr. B imitates his companions and does better'; "Packing out the game"; "The ground being soft Mr. B finds a log to stand on" ; "Tries a shot but finds that a gun can shoot at both ends"; "Ready to leave"; "Ye pent house lid last camp."; Ned [Edward Rogerson Brownell] ALS to Folks, November 10, 1856. Plaisance, [La.], page 3. From a collection of letters written to the Brownell family in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Louisiana, New York City, Cuba, and France. The largest part of the collection are letters to Charles Brownell and his wife Henrietta [Nettie] from Charles' mother [Mummy] and his three brothers, Edward [Ned], Henry, and Clarence, often written with notes added and sent on as a "round robin" correspondence which ended with Charles.
Names and Subjects: Animal flight.; Birds--1850-1860.; Birds--Pictorial works.; Bodies of water--1850-1860.; Bodies of water--Pictorial works.; Bodies of water in art.; Camp sites, facilities, etc.--United States--Pictorial works.; Campfires--1850-1860.; Camps--1850-1860.; Carriages and carts--Pictorial works.; Carriages and carts in art.; Cooking.; Cooking (Duck); Cooking (Game); Cooking--Equipment and supplies.; Cooking in art.; Cookware.; Ducks--1850-1860.; Ducks--Pictorial works.; Ducks in art.; Firearms--1850-1860.; Firearms--United States--Pictorial works.; Firearms in art.; Game and game-birds--Pictorial works.; Game and game-birds in art.; Geese--1850-1860.; Geese--Pictorial works.; Geese in art.; Goose shooting--Pictorial works.; Horsemen and horsewomen--Louisiana.; Horsemen and horsewomen--Pictorial works.; Horsemen and horsewomen in art.; Horses--1850-1860.; Horses--United States--Pictorial works.; Horses in art.; Hunting--1850-1860.; Hunting--Equipment and supplies--Pictorial works.; Hunting--Louisiana.; Hunting--Pictorial works.; Hunting guns.; Hunting in art.; Hunting rifles--Pictorial works.; Kettles--1850-1860.; Lakes & ponds--1850-1860.; Lakes--Pictorial works.; Lakes in art.; Men, White.; Mules--1850-1860.; Mules--Louisiana.; Mules--Transportation.; Mules in art.; Outdoor cooking--Equipment and supplies.; Rain--1850-1860.; Rain and rainfall--Pictorial works.; Rain and rainfall in art.; Rifles--1850-1860.; Rifles--United States--Pictorial works.; Ropes--1850-1860.; Self-portraits--American--1850-1860.; Smoke--1850-1860.; Tents--1850-1860.; Travel--1850-1860.; Travelers--United States--1850-1860.; Trees--1850-1860.; Trees--Louisiana.; Trees--Pictorial works.; Trees in art.; Wagons.; Whips--1850-1860.; Manuscripts shelf.
Genre: Letters (correspondence); Line drawings.; Pen and ink drawings.
Collection Title: Brownell family papers
Collection Creator: Brownell family
Project Name: Illustrated Manuscripts Project
ID: 5744
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2018-07-19 17:23:49

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Full citation: "[Two men on horses riding in front of a mule-led wagon and another man on horseback; men trying to remove a mule-led wagon stuck in a small ditch; a man driving a mule-led wagon about to enter a lake; two men shooting at a flock of ducks; three men sitting around a campfire, dining on cooked ducks; three men sleeping on the ground next to a campfire; three men hiding behind trees, shooting at flocks of ducks in the sky; three men carrying their guns and their successfully hunted game birds; Ned Brownell holding his gun while standing on a log in order to avoid standing on the soft ground; a man lying down by a tree, shooting at two flying ducks; 24 dead ducks hanging from a rope attached to three threes; and a man protecting himself from the rain by lying under a tent]". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-5744/wcl005817. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 11, 2025.

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