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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 to Colonel Beall

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05197 Author/Creator: Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 Place Written: Roanoke, Virginia Type: Letter signed Date: 1836/06/25 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 24.9 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Orders Beall to pursue and overtake a party of Indians escaping to Florida during the second Seminole War.
Written at Camp Roanoke.

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866

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