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These letters were written to George Martin, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, documenting the 1878 route of the Cheyenne Indians through Kansas. Some of the letters include county maps where the writers marked the route. Letters were written by M. W. (Mike) Sutton from Dodge City; R. M. Wright, Dodge City; J. W. McNeal, Guthrie, Oklahoma; C. F. Colcord, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Geo. L. Kious,Selden, Kansas; J. D. Greason, Atwood, Kansas; C. P. Lynn, Ness City, Kansas; and Hill P. Wilson, Topeka, Kansas. Most of the letters pertain to the events and/or route through one or two counties known to the specific author. Counties mentioned include Barber, Buffalo (now part of Finney), Clark, Comanche, Decatur, Foote / Gray, Gove, Lane, Meade, Rawlins, and Sheridan. County maps exist for Clark, Comanche, Decatur, Gove, Meade, Rawlins, and Sheridan plus a state map. It is not clear who added the information to the maps. This collection of correspondence was digitized with funds donated by the Shears/Hubbard families in memory of William Chalfant.
Date: Bulk 1905-1906
Item Number: 223638
Call Number: Hist. Indians, Box 2, subgroup 2, Series A, folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 223638
Collections - Manuscript - History - Indian
Date - 1900s
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas State Historical Society
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Map
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cheyenne
People - Notable Kansans - Dull Knife, 1828-1879
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, George Washington
Places - Counties - Clark
Places - Counties - Comanche
Places - Counties - Decatur
Places - Counties - Gove
Places - Counties - Meade
Places - Counties - Rawlins
Places - Counties - Sheridan
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Maps
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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