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Officer of the Guard order issued to John H. Alexander

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Hand-written order issued to second lieutenant John Hanks Alexander to report for Officers of the Guard duty at Fort Robinson, Nebraska on October 10, 1887. The document was written by an unidentified first lieutenant by order of Colonel Edward Hatch. The document was written in black ink on white paper and has several creases. Both sides of the document have writing.
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Ink On Paper
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Frances Sampson Mask
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. Alexander, John Hanks
  4. Buffalo Soldiers
  5. Correspondence
  6. Hatch, Edward
  7. Military
  8. United States
  9. United States Army

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