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The following documents concern matters regarding Native Americans in Kansas. Many of the letters discuss Native American attacks in counties in Kansas in which the settlers ask the Governor for protection. Other letters request Governor Harvey aid the families suffering from attacks made on them or their land. A letter from J. Jackson of Ellsworth, Kansas, reports he saw a party of Native Americans crossing railroads on their way North. Another letter gives an account of an attack and killing of Pawnee Native Americans by citizens Ellsworth, Kansas. Further letters discuss disputes among Native Americans and settlers about soil, give reports on Native American activity, and petitions requesting the Governors construct a fort where settlers can get help against Native Americans with the greatest speed.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: 1869
Item Number: 453864
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor James Madison Harvey, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Box 4 Folder 112
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453864
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Harvey, James Madison
Date - 1861-1869 - 1869
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Harvey, James Madison
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Report
People - American Indians
People - Notable Kansans - Harvey, James Madison, 1833-1894
Places - Indian reservations
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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