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Letter from J. A. Scales to Emma concerning a scout, an arrest, and a death

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Letter was written at Head Quarters of the 1st Cherokee Battalion and addressed to My Dear Emma. Scales reported there was a scout in field, mentioned arrest of John Van and Willis Coody, and the killing of the latter. Folder 327

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Title(s): 
Letter from J. A. Scales to Emma concerning a scout, an arrest, and a death
Culture: 
Native American, Cherokee
Date: 
May 25, 1864
Materials/Techniques: 
ink on paper
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
4026.1855
Previous Number(s): 
74762
Department: 
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