Stephen Watts Kearny letters to Ethan Allen Hitchcock, 1837-1845
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- 1837/1845
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Three letters, Dec. 5, 1837 - Jan. 31, 1845, from Kearny to fellow army officer Ethan Allen Hitchcock, mainly regarding army affairs and national politics. Among the numerous army matters discussed are the actions of superior officers (E.P. Gaines), appointments, the delay in payments of annuities to the Indians due to the illness of a Lt. Hill, confidential instructions to Genls. Taylor and Arbuckle regarding the dispatch of troops to quell Indi...
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Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848
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- Newberry Library
- Subjects
- Armies
Armed Forces
Soldiers
War
Fortification
Political science
Indians--Government relations
Slavery
United States. Executive Office of the President
Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1798-1870
Dix, John A. (John Adams), 1798-1879
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
Arbuckle, Matthew, 1776-1851 - Type
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- Correspondence
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- Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848. Stephen Watts Kearny letters to Ethan Allen Hitchcock, 1837-1845. 1837/1845. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/26604. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848, (1837/1845) Stephen Watts Kearny letters to Ethan Allen Hitchcock, 1837-1845. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/26604
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- Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/26604>.