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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2416 Letter from Col. Force addressed to Dr. Thomas
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2416
- Creators:
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Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson), 1824-1899Thomas, Cyrus, 1825-1910
- Dates:
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1892 October
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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9 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Concerns the Shawnee as mound builders, and the identification of box stone graves with that tribe; mounds in Georgia, near Carthage; earthworks near Savannah on the Tennessee River; route of De Soto through Georgia; Shawnees not identified with Eries; charcoal pit constructed by De Soto(?).
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2416, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2416
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Archeology -- Mounds | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mortuary customs -- Shawnee | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Georgia -- Carthage -- Archeology | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tennessee -- Hardin County -- Savannah -- Archeology | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Shawnee | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Soto, Hernando de, approximately 1500-1542 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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