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Letter from Brigadier General Matthew Arbuckle to Chief John Ross, May 8, 1839

 Item — Folder: 548
Identifier: 4026.742-.1

Description

Letter from Brigadier General Arbuckle to Chief John Ross. Asking parties to the Camp Illinois incident to appear at Fort Gibson. Letter also asks about 2 negro slaves. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on three pages. Folder 548

Dates

  • May 8, 1839

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in English

Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet

Medium

ink on paper

Signed

Signed, "M. Arbuckle"

Dimensions

Overall: 9 7/8 × 15 1/2 in. (25.1 × 39.4 cm) Folded: 9 7/8 × 7 3/4 in. (25.1 × 19.7 cm)

Source

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository

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