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This letter of safeguard was presented to To-sa-wi, a chief of the Comanche Indians, by Albert Pike, Indian Commissioner of the Confederate States of America. The document ensures that To-sa-wi will have safe passage, without molestation, and that he is guaranteed the protection of the Confederate States.
Creator: Pike, Albert
Date: August 15, 1861
This document could generate discussion about how the Civil War affected native/white relations. Students could also discuss how, when the Confederacy lost the war, any safeguards, treaties, etc… would not be recognized by the United States.
KS:7th:3.1:Federal Government and Indian Lands (2005)
Item Number: 210675
Call Number: Indians History (Coll. 590), Box 2, Comanche Folder
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210675
Collections - Manuscript - History - Indian
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Comanche
Date - 1861-1869 - 1861
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Tribes - Comanche
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210675