Papers, 1883-1902 (bulk 1884)

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Papers, 1883-1902 (bulk 1884)

Comprised of 38 documents sent among various United States government agencies including the War Department, Army, Adjuntant's General Office, and the Office of Indian Affairs Navajo Agency. The correspondence concerns the alleged murder in 1884 of Samuel T. Walcott, Rachel Walcott's husband, and James McNally by three Navajo Indians, Hashk̕eneeni Begay, Dine̕ ̕Tsosie, and Dagaá Yazzie in the Arizona Territory in 1884.

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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