Matthew Arbuckle letter, 1817 Nov. 24.

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Matthew Arbuckle letter, 1817 Nov. 24.

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ALS from Arbuckle in camp at Burges Bluff to Maj. General Edmund P. Gaines at Fort Scott, Fla. Topics include the Seminole Indians and the 1st Seminole War.

2 p.; 10 in. x 8 in.

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Arbuckle, Matthew, 1776-1851

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Gaines, Edmund Pendleton, 1777-1849

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