Seminole Negro Indian Scouts Historical Society
150th Anniversary of the First Scout Enlistment: 1870-2020
March 17, 1870: Captain Jacob DeGress, Commander, Fort Duncan, to Whom It May Concern
Safe Passage letter to permit Seminole Negroes to cross into the U. S
Headquarters , Post, Fort Duncan
Fort Duncan, Texas, March 17, 1870
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To Whom It May Concern:
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The Indian tribe known as the Seminoles have permission to cross the Rio Grande River and camp on the reservations of Fort Duncan until their request to move to Arkansas on the Reservation of the Seminoles can be considered by the Major General Commanding.
By order of Bvt. Lt. Col J.C.DeGress
(signed) E.A. Riggs
Post Adjutant
1st. Lt. U.S. Army
Source Information:
National Archives Microfilm Publications
Microcopy Number: M619R799
Collection: Letters Received by the Office of the Adjutant General (Main Series), 1861-1870
Roll: 799-800 (Papers Relating to the Return of the Kickapoo and the Seminole (Negro) Indians from Mexico to the United States, 1870 – 1914)
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