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Parker, Ely S., 1828-1895 to William B. Hazen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02079 Author/Creator: Parker, Ely S., 1828-1895 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: February 1, 1870 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

President Grant's Commissioner of Indian Affairs writes to General Hazen, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Southern Agency, regarding claims of Creek Indian refugees and related expenses. Written on stationary of the Department of the Interior's Office of Indian Affairs.

Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895
Hazen, William Babcock, 1830-1887

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