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In this letter to Franklin G. Adams, the first secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, George Walker of Burlington, Kansas, relates the story of how he found a Native American pipe while working as a cowboy. According to Walker, he found the pipe after his horse's hoof struck something "that gave out a ringing sound."
Creator: Walker, George
Date: February 15, 1886
Item Number: 219379
Call Number: Indian History Coll. #590, Box 1 Folder Depredations
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219379
Collections - Manuscript - Indian History
Date - 1880s - 1886
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas State Historical Society
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Personal Gear - Pipe
People - American Indians
People - Notable Kansans - Adams, F. G. (Franklin George), 1824-1899
Places - Cities and towns - Burlington
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Coffey
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Cattle Drives, 1867 - 1885
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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