488-0432-03.tif

Copy of letter, John Pitchlynn, Choctaws, to Silas Dinsmoor, recounts another attempt at arson, this time successful, by a Negro slave, at the instigation of David Pickens; reporting the arrest of Pickens and the escape of the slave; asking a stop be put to such conduct.
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  2. Gov Recs
  3. territorial
  4. s488
  5. 488-0432-03

Details

  • Doc Number: 432
  • Administration: William C. Claiborne
  • Date(s): 1805-01-27
  • Description: Copy of letter, John Pitchlynn, Choctaws, to Silas Dinsmoor, recounts another attempt at arson, this time successful, by a Negro slave, at the instigation of David Pickens; reporting the arrest of Pickens and the escape of the slave; asking a stop be put to such conduct.
  • Call Number: Series 0488
  • Filename: 488-0432-03.tif