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The following documents are reports given and claims filed by those affected by the Native American raids in Decatur County. This description does not cover all the claims made in this file, only just a few. A claim made by Catherine Vocasek states that the Native Americans raided Decatur County on October 1, 1878, she gives an account of what happened that day. A report filed by G. B. Street states he was in Decatur County during the raid and says John Humphrey was shot in the leg and wounded. A report filed on June 3, 1879, from J. B. Juress, claims he is owed $93 due to the raid. A file claimed by Peter D. Adams on June 3, 1878, states he is entitled to $60 as a result of the raid. On September 30 the Cheyenne tribe passed through Decatur County on their way back to South Dakota. During their journey, they passed through and raided many counties in Kansas.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1877-1879: Anthony)
Date: 1878
Item Number: 454050
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor George Tobey Anthony, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Box 2 Folder 18
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454050
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Anthony, George Tobey
Date - 1870s - 1878
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Anthony, George Tobey
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - American Indians - Tribes
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cheyenne
People - Notable Kansans - Anthony, George Tobey, 1824-1896
Places - Counties - Decatur
Places - Other States - South Dakota
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Claims
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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