The secretary of war, in answer to the resolution of the United States Senate, of February 19, 1869, has the honor to report?
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- 1869-02-19/1869-03-20
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Report, Mar. 20, 1869, of John A. Rawlins, secretary of war, conveying the observations of the military commander in Florida regarding the situation of the Seminole Indians there. The report notes that the 150 Seminole warriors remaining in Florida were restless and dissatisfied due to rumors that troops were planning to liberate the ""colored people living among them"". It recommends that measures be taken to bring the Seminoles under the superv...
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United States. War Department
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- Newberry Library
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- Armed Forces
Slavery
United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian reservations
Indians--Government relations
War
Rawlins, John A. (John Aaron), 1831-1869
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- United States. War Department. The secretary of war, in answer to the resolution of the United States Senate, of February 19, 1869, has the honor to report?. 1869-02-19/1869-03-20. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/23492. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
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- United States. War Department, (1869-02-19/1869-03-20) The secretary of war, in answer to the resolution of the United States Senate, of February 19, 1869, has the honor to report?. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nby_eeayer/id/23492
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