In a 9-page letter to Horace Kephart on October 23, 1921, detective Elmo W. Brim of Galax, Va. asks Kephart if he knows anything about B. L. Harsell who went missing while hiking in the Great Smoky or Unaka Mountains. Brim relays to Kephart all the…
In a letter to Horace Kephart on October 28, 1921, detective Elmo W. Brim thanks Kephart for his reply and interest in the Harsell case. Brim agrees that Harsell probably did not make it to the Smokies as he was an admirer of Kephart and would have…
In a letter to Horace Kephart on December 30, 1921, detective Elmo W. Brim confirms what Kephart has read in the Asheville Citizen, that B. L. Harsell is dead, however the body has not been found. Brim is looking forward to reading Kephart's article…
In a letter to Horace Kephart on March 31, 1922, detective Elmo W. Brim regrets to inform Kephart that Judge Ellis Gardner, their lawyer for the B. L. Harsell case, is sick and may have to go to the hospital, therefore the court date has been…
In a letter to Horace Kephart on March 25, 1922, detective Elmo W. Brim thanks Kephart for his letter and expresses his gratitude that he will be at the Mitchell Court in April for the B. L. Harsell case. He describes Mitchell County as the “wettest”…
In a brief letter to Horace Kephart on March 11, 1922, detective Elmo W. Brim states that he enjoyed the article about B. L. Harsell in All Outdoors and encourages Kephart to be at the Mitchell County court in April in support of the Harsell case.
In a letter to Horace Kephart on April 8, 1922, detective Elmo W. Brim informs him that he will write with the results after the Revenue raid on the Unaka section of Mitchell County. He hopes that Kephart will be able to make the November court date…
In a letter to Horace Kephart on March 18, 1922, detective Elmo W. Brim writes about the upcoming court date for B. L. Harsell case and their fortune at having Judge Ellis Gardner as their lawyer.
In a letter to Horace Kephart, January 22, 1925, Albert Britt, Associate Editor of the Frank A. Munsey Company, New York, offers to purchase the publication rights to Kephart's short story "The Trail of a Bullet."
In a letter to Horace Kephart on March 31, 1924, Bertram C. Broome describes winter weather in Connecticut and his rifle collection. He also tells Kephart about his life in New Mexico, Texas, Mexico, and New York.