Folder 538
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Letter from J. L. McCorkle to his son, David W. McCorkle, with news of the burning of the Cherokee Female Seminary, April 13, 1887
Item — Folder: 538
Identifier: 4026.3544
Description
J. L. McCorkle wrote from Webbers Falls, Indian Territory to his son in Leavenworth, Kansas. McCorkle reported that the crops were not growing well and they have been without rain. Reported fires which destroyed 200 bales of cotton, business houses in Muskogee, and the Cherokee Female Seminary. The Cherokee Female Seminary burned Sunday last, which was April 10, 1887. Folder 538
Dates:
April 13, 1887
Envelope addressed to David W. McCorkle, Leavenworth, Kansas, April 13, 1887
Item — Folder: 538
Identifier: 4026.3544.1
Description
Envelope was with letter 4026.3544. The return address was J. L. McCorkle, Webbers Falls, Indian Territory. The postmark on the envelope reads Webbers Falls, Indian Territory APR 5 1887. Folder 538
Dates:
April 13, 1887