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Letter from J. P. Evans to Chief John Ross, July 2, 1861

 Item — Folder: 1111
Identifier: 4026.1305-.1

Description

Letter from J. P. Evans to Chief John Ross reporting incident at Webbers Falls in which full-bloods under Doublehead prevented a Captain's company from raising a Confederate Flag, after which Doublehead's life was threatened and the killing of half-bloods by full-bloods planned. Single folded sheet of paper with handwritten text in ink on four pages. Folder 1111

Dates

  • July 2, 1861

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Materials in English

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Extent

From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet

Medium

ink on paper

Signed

Signed, "J. P. Evans"

Dimensions

Overall: 9 1/4 × 14 1/2 in. (23.5 × 36.8 cm) Folded: 9 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (23.5 × 18.4 cm)

Source

Creator

Repository Details

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

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