Britton, W. K.

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Letter to Mac McGalliard, June 4, 1968, from Mr. Britton relating events in the area of Reck, Love County, and Ardmore early days. Story of Dawes Commission and corruption expose by an editor of the Ardmoreite, and account of the hanging of a negro in Ardmore are related in the letter. Letter in reply from McGalliard is included.

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Letter to Mac McGalliard, June 4, 1968, from Mr. Britton relating events in the area of Reck, Love County, and Ardmore early days. Story of Dawes Commission and corruption expose by an editor of the Ardmoreite, and account of the hanging of a negro in Ardmore are related in the letter. Letter in reply from McGalliard is included.

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3 p.

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Packet Number: 789

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Britton, W. K. Britton, W. K., text, Date Unknown; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1631421/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Ardmore Public Library.

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