Newberry Library - Letter Frederick, Okla., to Whitelaw Sanders, Wamego, Kan., 1917 Oct. 11

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Open book Letter Frederick, Okla., to Whitelaw Sanders, Wamego, Kan., 1917 Oct. 11

Title Letter Frederick, Okla., to Whitelaw Sanders, Wamego, Kan., 1917 Oct. 11

Creator McCleary, Robert

Date 1917

Place Great Plains, Kansas, Oklahoma--Frederick

Language English

Subjects Cheyenne captivities, Indian captivities, United States, Washita Campaign, 1868-1869

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Also typed transcript of McCleary's letter; on the verso is an undated typed copy of a letter from J.C. Foss regarding his Civil War service with the 22nd Maine Infantry (1862-1863) and with Company C of the Maine Infantry Coast Guards (1864-1865).
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Summary October 11, 1917, letter from McCleary to Whitelaw Sanders, in response to a request for an autograph, containing McCleary's reminiscences regarding the Cheyenne's March, 1869, release of captives Anna Belle Morgan and Sarah C. White, who had been abducted in Kansas the previous year.

Biographical/Historical Note Private in Company L of the 19th Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment, which was called up by Gen. P.H. Sheridan Oct. 9, 1868, for six months to drive the Kiowa, Comanche, Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Apache to their reservations in the southwestern part of Indian Territory. The 19th participated with the 7th U.S. Cavalry in the campaign, which culminated in a March, 1869, expedition against Little Robe's band of Cheyenne, who were forced to free two female captives: Anna Belle Morgan and Sarah C. White.

Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 28 cm + typed transcript.

Format Correspondence, Manuscripts, American, Transcripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Call Number Ayer MS 540

BibID 143114

Size 2533px × 2130px 15.47 MB

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Filename 991431148805867_Ayer_MS_540_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11IBHV