Apr 14, 2015 - Sale 2380

Sale 2380 - Lot 8

Price Realized: $ 1,000
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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(AMERICAN INDIANS.) Discharge issued to an Indian scout in the United States Army. Printed form on vellum, 9 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches, completed in manuscript and signed by Lt. Col. Daniel Huston and Lt. Charles L. Gurley; folds, minor wear, docketed on verso. Fort Stevenson, Dakota Territory, 9 April 1874

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The discharge was issued to Walking Bull or Hocus-de-sac-ha, who had served as a scout in a detachment of the 6th United States Infantry. His character is given as "Good."