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Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)

Letter
A letter from Chief Wild Pigeon (James H. Waters), Grand Sachem of the Montauk and Narragansett Indian Tribes, thanking Lewis Latimer for correspondence. The writer expresses appreciation for the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), the Civil War veterans’ group to which Latimer belonged, discusses his father’s being drafted into the Civil War Union Army, and the long history of military service by Native Americans fighting for the United States.
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923) picture number 1
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Letter from "Field Pigeon" to Lewis H. Latimer

A handwritten letter dated October 2, 1917, from "Wild Pigeon," a Native American leader. Sent from Little Neck, Long Island, N.Y.

Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) [QPL Full Collection]Items 1880 ca., (1910, 1990-1995)[ Sub-Series]

Oct 2, 1917 - Oct 2, 1917

Early 20th Century, Post-World War I Era

October 2, 1917 (exact time not visible)

Little Neck, Long Island, N.Y.

U.S. postage stamp, likely from the early 20th century

Wild Pigeon

Little Neck, Long Island, N.Y.

English

Little Neck, Long Island, N.Y. October 2, 1917

Aisha Abdul Rahman

English

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Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) QPL Collection

Queens Borough Public Library

JamaicaQueens

New York, USA

North America

United States