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Letter from R. M. French to Wm. West concerning two escaped convicts, July 19, 1882

 Item — Folder: 477
Identifier: 4026.2061

Description

R. M. French was the High Sheriff and was writing to William West the sheriff of the Canadian District in the Cherokee Nation. The letter gives the names and descriptions of two convicts who escaped from the insane asylum on the afternoon of July 19, 1882. The names of the two convicts were Isaac Daugherty and Doast Bennette. Folder 477

Dates

  • July 19, 1882

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Extent

From the Collection: 1485 item(s)