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Letter from J. P. Evans to his wife concerning upcoming battle on Big Bend

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J. P. Evans wrote from Camp Brown to his wife, Mrs. Emma J. Evans. J. P. Evans expected a battle on Big Bend with Hopoieth-Yarhola by Cooper, Creek, Choctaw, and Cherokee forces. Letter also mentioned contact with captured hostile Creeks and Negroes. Folder 309

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Title(s): 
Letter from J. P. Evans to his wife concerning upcoming battle on Big Bend
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
December 5, 1861
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Manuscripts
Object Type: 
Letter
Accession No: 
4026.1837
Previous Number(s): 
74743
Department: 
Archive
Collection: 
John Drew Manuscript Collection
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