Letter : Philadelphia, to W.G. Freeman, New York, 1849 June 12.

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Letter : Philadelphia, to W.G. Freeman, New York, 1849 June 12.

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Autograph letter signed. Cooke informs Freeman that September 10th would be the latest date in the autumn "[when] a party of dragoons can with safety leave the frontier of Missouri for Santa Fe."

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Freeman, W. G.

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Cooke, Philip St. George, 1809-1895

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Cooke was born in Leesburg, Virginia, June 13, 1809. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1827 and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the infantry. He served at a variety of installations in the American West and in the Black Hawk War. In 1833 he was promoted to first lieutenant in the newly formed 1st U.S. Dragoons. Cooke went on numerous trips of exploration into the Far West with the Dragoons. As Captain in command of 200 Dragoons, he disarmed and arrested Co...