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William S. Foster to Winfield Scott, December 3, 1838, page 2
Item 1 - William S. Foster to Winfield Scott, December 3, 1838, page 1
William S. Foster to Winfield Scott, December 3, 1838, page 1
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William S. Foster to Winfield Scott, December 3, 1838, page 2
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Item 3 - William S. Foster to Winfield Scott, December 3, 1838, page 3
William S. Foster to Winfield Scott, December 3, 1838, page 3
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and whom I held until the final termination of the affair – and there released - all belonged to Euchillas band – with him the O-co-nee-lufty Indians – under the flying squirrel- their fathers, brothers, and husbands, pursued, captured, and finally punished. the outlaws and murderers, in consequence of which I permitted them to stay in the mountains, as is explained by papers D.V C. I should do my feelings great injustice were I to [illegible] to represent to you and through you to the government, Me, Wm H. Thomas, in the most favorable light, and as an individual, deserving the confidence and patronage of the country, both for himself and the O-co-nee-lufty Indians. Over whom he appeared to exercise unbounded influence for good purposes. I hope that Euchilla and his band (including Wa-chu- cha,) may be permitted to remains with Mr. Thomas, and the Lufty Indians, with whom they fraternized in my presence_ Permit me also to state, that the conduct of the drowning bear, the aged chief of the Oconeelufty was honorable to himself and tribe and useful to me, and I ask that it may be remembered in his and their favor. I have here confinement the families of the murderers. Having suceeded in my trip beyond my warmest hopes and expectations, I am, General, with high respect, Your Obedient Servt, (signed) Wm S. Foster, Col. U.S. Army
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In this letter of December 3, 1838, Colonel William S. Foster details his mission to his commander Major General Winfield Scott. Colonel Foster tries to capture outlaw Cherokee Indians in the North Carolina mountains with help from law abiding Cherokee and William H. Thomas.
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