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In this letter to James William Denver, Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner Charles E. Mix addresses the issue of Native American lands in the Kansas Territory. Mix explains to Denver that he would like him to "determine whether those portions of the aforesaid Blocks were designed for the use and benefit of the lotholders in said city [Leavenworth]."
Creator: Mix, Charles E.
Date: October 07, 1858
Item Number: 219875
Call Number: James William Denver Coll. 328, Box 1 Folder: 1858 October
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219875
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
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Denver, James William
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Tribes - Delaware
People - Notable People - Denver, James William, 1817-1892
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Other States - District of Columbia -- Washington
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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