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In this letter to General James W. Denver, B.F. Johnson asks Denver if the New York Indians had made a treaty with the United States Government. Johnson also asks Denver if the land set aside for the New York Indians near Fort Scott, Kansas, was open "for settlement either by Preemption or in any other way." Johnson is writing from Wyandotte City, Kansas Territory.
Creator: Johnson, Benjamin F.
Date: January 23, 1858
Item Number: 219834
Call Number: James William Denver Coll. #328, Box 1 Folder Correspondence-Reference copies, 1858, January
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219834
Collections - Manuscript - Denver, James W.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
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
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Tribes - New York
People - Notable People - Denver, James William, 1817-1892
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Cities and towns - Wyandotte
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Scott
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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