Alfred Sully letter, 1855 May 28.

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Alfred Sully letter, 1855 May 28.

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Sully, at Fort Ridgely (Minn.), writes to "John," discussing a possible Dakota Indian uprising and the capture of Sleepy Eye, a Dakota chief, following the Dakotas' murder of a white man.

4 leaves.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Sleepy Eye, Dakota chief, 1780?-1859.

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Sully, Alfred, 1821-1879

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Alfred Sully (1821-1879), army officer. From the description of Alfred Sully papers 1816-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127356 Alfred Sully, son of portrait artist Thomas Sully, was a United States Army officer and trained topographer residing in California from 1847 to 1853. During that time he married Manuela de la Guerra, a granddaughter of JoseĢ de la Guerra. Sully left California in 1853, following the 1851 death of his young wife and child. From th...