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Richard F. Blinn diary
Creator: Blinn, Richard F.
Date: Between 1869 and 1890
This item contains several pages of entries taken from the diary of Richard F. Blinn, who lost his wife and child in an 1868 Cheyenne raid. The diary entries detail Richard Blinn's activities following the deaths of his wife and child. One entry, from February 6, 1868, mentions that Blinn managed to "get Clara's shoes and a piece of her dress and some of Willie's hair." Relating that he had been well treated by the local U.S. Army officers who he turned to for help in receiving some sort of compensation from the Cheyenne for the deaths of Clara and Willie, Blinn states that "all I want is enough to get Tomb stones for my family."
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Richard F. Blinn Indian story
Creator: Blinn, Richard F.
Date: Unknown
This item tells of the fate of Richard Blinn's wife Clara and their son Willie in 1868. After spending a short time living in Ottawa, Kansas, the Blinn's left for the west coast with a large wagon train. According to the article, which was first printed in the "Wood County Sentinel" in Bowling Green, Ohio, Blinn survived the October 9, 1868 Indian attack, and later filed a claim with the U.S. Government that resulted in a $1,200 payment. Also according to the story, Mrs. Blinn and Willie died at the hands of their Cheyenne captors as U.S. Army forces led by George A. Custer attacked the Cheyenne's encampment.
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