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Walter Scribner Schuyler letter to his mother

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Description: This letter by Walter Scribner Schuyler, written from Omaha, Nebraska, describes a trip from there, to Franklin, Idaho. The author discusses Franklin's large Mormon community and the practice of polygamy. He also talks about Henry O. Harkness Ranch, the Rose Fork Indian Agency, and General George Crook.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1878, April 12.
Call number: mssHM 83427
Creator: Schuyler, Walter Scribner (1850-1932)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased by William Reese Company on behalf of The Huntington at Swann Galleries auction, Sale 2455, Lot 171, September 28, 2017.

Walter Scribner Schuyler papers

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A collection of 152 items from 1811 to 1932, it consists of letters written by Walter Scribner Schuyler to his parents about his army service in the West, especially in Arizona Territory between 1872 and 1874; letters from George Crook about Indian affairs in the 1870s; an account of a survey party Schuyler conducted to Yellowstone National Park in 1883; and his 1904 report as a military observer during the Russo-Japanese War. Of note are 46 journals written by Schuyler between 1898 and 1932, detailing his later military career and his business affairs. There is also correspondence from Philip Henry Sheridan to George Crook in the collection, as well as a typescript of a sketch by Azor Howitt Nickerson titled: Major General George Crook and the Indians [after 1890].

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Walter Scribner Schuyler letters

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These six letters document aspects of Lieutenant Schuyler's service on the Northern Great Plains in 1870-1871 (Wyoming and Nebraska), followed by his involvement in the 1877 campaign that brought the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877 to a conclusion. Schuyler mentions: George Crook, Thomas Duncan, John Gregory Bourke, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Spotted Tail. The letters were written to Schuyler's father, mother and Albert C. Snyder. There is also a receipt and five newspaper clippings.

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Correspondence and documents

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Daily journals, loose notes

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Daily journals, loose notes

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Daily journals, loose notes, clippings

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Walter Scribner Schuyler letter to his mother

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