Reminiscences of General William Larimer and of His Son William H. H. Larimer - Two of the Founders of Denver City, Compiled From Letters: And From Notes Written by the Late William H. H. Larimer, of Kansas City, Missouri #227031

I also feel sure the reader will see that the good wife, the silent partner, was a real heroine. It was she who gave up her fortune and comfort to rescue her husband from his financial reverses and remained behind in Pittsburgh and in Leavenworth to raise, educate and discipline the large family of children while her husband went into the far West to recoup his losses.