Letter to J.A. Covington from R.H. Pratt regarding prisoners at Fort Marion

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Letter regarding the prisoners at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida. Letter mentions a package sent from the prisoners back to the Cheyenne and Arapaho agency. The letter talks about the routines and accommodations of the prisoners.

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2 p.

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Pratt, R.H. September 17, 1875.

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Letter regarding the prisoners at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida. Letter mentions a package sent from the prisoners back to the Cheyenne and Arapaho agency. The letter talks about the routines and accommodations of the prisoners.

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2 p.

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  • September 17, 1875

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  • Jan. 3, 2022, 7:05 p.m.

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Pratt, R.H. Letter to J.A. Covington from R.H. Pratt regarding prisoners at Fort Marion, letter, September 17, 1875; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1873096/: accessed March 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting United States National Archives and Records Administration.

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