- GLC#
- GLC06741.05
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 1865/02/03
- Author/Creator
- Hamilton, James, fl. 1865
- Title
- to John T. McKenzie re: Chickasaw women; prospect of marriage
- Place Written
- Fort Washita, C.N.
- Pagination
- 4 p. : envelope ; Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 19.1 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
"...I envy you not when I think of my charming little Chickasaw--a perfect paragon of beauty and excellence...the Queen of the forest....I think by properly managing the affair I can lur Miss Mattie into a marriage contract and thus complete my fame and fortune in a few short hours."
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