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In this letter William Brindle, receiver of the Lecompton Land Office, informed his associate Thomas Hendricks that the Delaware Indian lands that had been put up for public sale in 1856 had sold. The Delaware lived on and owned some of the prime timber land in Kansas Territory. As a result, all sections of the Delaware lands were soon sold to the large numbers of incoming white settlers.
Creator: Brindle, William
Date: February 13, 1857
This very brief letter could be grouped with the map of Delaware lands and the Presidential proclamation offering them up for sale; both have been selected for this 7th-grade standard.
KS:7th:1.4:Indian Removal (2005)
Item Number: 210057
Call Number: Indians History Coll. 590 Box 2 Subgroup VII Delaware Folder
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210057
Collections - Manuscript - History - Indian
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Prehistory to 1854 (Benchmark 1) - Indian Removal Act (Indicator 4) - Delaware
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of - General Land Office
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - American Indians - Tribes - Delaware
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Indian reservations - Delaware
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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