Box 1
Container
Contains 5 Results:
Correspondence, Office of the Adjutant General, June 1884
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Rachel Walcott papers represent a bureaucratic dialogue between various government agencies concerning the murder of Samuel T. Walcott and James McNally, allegedly by two Navajo Indians on March 31, 1884, in the Territory of Arizona. The Indians, Osh-ka-ni-ne and Ten-nai-tso-si were pursued and arrested on July 10, and July 18, 1884. Interestingly, McNalley's remains were never recovered and this has led to the rise of local folk tales. The collection is comprised of...
Dates:
June 1884
letter from Acting Adjutant General, Washington, DC, to John L. Thomas, Esq., introducing Mrs. Rachel Walcott., June 30, 1884
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Rachel Walcott papers represent a bureaucratic dialogue between various government agencies concerning the murder of Samuel T. Walcott and James McNally, allegedly by two Navajo Indians on March 31, 1884, in the Territory of Arizona. The Indians, Osh-ka-ni-ne and Ten-nai-tso-si were pursued and arrested on July 10, and July 18, 1884. Interestingly, McNalley's remains were never recovered and this has led to the rise of local folk tales. The collection is comprised of...
Dates:
June 30, 1884
Envelope addressed to Thomas post-marked, June 30, 1884.
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Rachel Walcott papers represent a bureaucratic dialogue between various government agencies concerning the murder of Samuel T. Walcott and James McNally, allegedly by two Navajo Indians on March 31, 1884, in the Territory of Arizona. The Indians, Osh-ka-ni-ne and Ten-nai-tso-si were pursued and arrested on July 10, and July 18, 1884. Interestingly, McNalley's remains were never recovered and this has led to the rise of local folk tales. The collection is comprised of...
Dates:
June 30, 1884.
letter introducing Mrs. Walcott to Commanding Officer at Fort Lewis, CO., June 30, 1884
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Rachel Walcott papers represent a bureaucratic dialogue between various government agencies concerning the murder of Samuel T. Walcott and James McNally, allegedly by two Navajo Indians on March 31, 1884, in the Territory of Arizona. The Indians, Osh-ka-ni-ne and Ten-nai-tso-si were pursued and arrested on July 10, and July 18, 1884. Interestingly, McNalley's remains were never recovered and this has led to the rise of local folk tales. The collection is comprised of...
Dates:
June 30, 1884
letter from headquarters at Santa Fe to Adjutant General Department of the Missouri (at Ft. Leavenworth, KS) recommending delay of attempt to recover bodies until cooler weather., June 27, 1884
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Rachel Walcott papers represent a bureaucratic dialogue between various government agencies concerning the murder of Samuel T. Walcott and James McNally, allegedly by two Navajo Indians on March 31, 1884, in the Territory of Arizona. The Indians, Osh-ka-ni-ne and Ten-nai-tso-si were pursued and arrested on July 10, and July 18, 1884. Interestingly, McNalley's remains were never recovered and this has led to the rise of local folk tales. The collection is comprised of...
Dates:
June 27, 1884