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In this letter to General James W. Denver, Lykins addresses the then-pending case of the Wyandotte land float. Lykins explains that "Jenkins right to the claim, was the testimony of a Kansas City clerk." The "Floats" were granted to the Wyandotte Nation in 1854. According to the agreement, 32 640-acre sections of land west of the Mississippi river were set aside for the Wyandotte Nation.
Creator: Lykins, Johnston, 1800?-1876
Date: December 14, 1857
Item Number: 219822
Call Number: James William Denver Coll. #328 Box 1 Folder Correspondence-Reference copies-1857
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219822
Collections - Manuscript - Denver, James W.
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 - Territorial Government - Governors - Denver, James William
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Tribes - Wyandotte
People - Notable Kansans - Lykins, Johnston
People - Notable People - Denver, James William, 1817-1892
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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