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These items, consisting of a series of letters written to H.W. Farnsworth by attorney William D. Blackford, deal with Indian Depredation claims that originated in Kansas. The letters address the many difficulties related to such claims, which were largely seen at the time as the responsibility of either the federal or state government.
Creator: Blackford, W.D.
Date: January 29, 1870-March 26, 1872
Item Number: 219935
Call Number: Misc. Farnsworth, H.W.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219935
Collections - Manuscript - Miscellaneous - Misc.: Eu-Fa - Farnsworth, H.W.
Date - 1870s - 1870
Date - 1870s - 1871
Date - 1870s - 1872
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress
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 - State Government
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cheyenne
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
People - American Indians - Tribes - Osage
People - Notable Kansans - Ewing, Thomas, Jr.
People - Notable Kansans - Farnsworth, H. W.
People - Notable People - Blackford, William D.
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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