Collection Name	George Shakes, Tingit Chief, Letters received, 1879-1898.
Identifier	ASL-MS-0004-06-004-10
Title	Letter from Wm. G. Thomas, Deputy U.S. Marshall, Wrangell, Mar. 4, 1894
Description	Advising Shakes to break up any hootznoo distillery and keep still as evidence as part of his police duties.
Creator	Thomas, Wm. G.
Subject.LCSH	Tribal government Public officers Police Alcoholic beverages
Subject.Local	Alaska Natives--Southeast Alaska--Tlingit
Personal Name	Porter, Orville T. Shakes, George, Tlingit chief Thomas, Wm. G.
Location	Wrangell (Alaska)
Region	Southeast Alaska
Time Period	1867 to 1896
Date.original	Mar. 4, 1894
Type	Text (Letters)
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Transcript	Orville T. Porter, UNITED STATES MARSHAL. DISTRICT OF ALASKA, U.S. MARCHALL'S OFFICE. Wrangel [Wrangell] Sitka [struck through], Alaska, March 4th 1894 This is to instruct Shakes, one of the policemen acting under me at this place, To break up any Hootznoo distilery that he may find and keep the stil as evidence against guilty partys. But not to make any arrests without a warrant from the court. Unless, in case of forcible resistance. then he may arrest and bring to me. [signed] Wm G. Thomas Deputy U.S. Marshal
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Letter from Wm. G. Thomas, Deputy U.S. Marshall, Wrangell, Mar. 4, 1894

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