Letter : Denver, Colo., to E[ly] S[amuel] Parker, Washington, D.C., 1870 Nov. 4.

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Letter : Denver, Colo., to E[ly] S[amuel] Parker, Washington, D.C., 1870 Nov. 4.

November 4, 1870, letter from Edward M. McCook to Ely Samuel Parker, U.S. commissioner of Indian affairs, thanking Parker for honoring his request to be relieved of his "irksome" and "unfortunate" Indian duties.

1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 27 cm.

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