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J.R. Mead to George W. Martin
Date: October 13, 1908
In this letter to George W. Martin of the Kansas State Historical Society, J.R. Mead of Wichita, Kansas, discusses the events surrounding the Treaty of Little Arkansas.
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Reminiscence of the early days told by Ferdinand Erhardt of Lincoln, Kansas
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
A reminiscence of Ferdinand Erhardt. Erhardt recounts his time working for the military, which involved lending his cattle to them for the movement of military supplies. He also tells of…
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Plan of the battle-field of Summit Springs, Colorado
Date: July 22, 1910
This map, with table of contents, shows the plan for the battlefield of Summit Springs in northeastern Colorado, on Sunday, noon, July 12, 1869. This battle was between the 5th…
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Incidents of the Dull Knife raid
Date: 1900
This item, written by William D. Street of Oberlin, Kansas, details the events surrounding the Dull Knife raid. According to Street, events began in the summer of 1878 while he…
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A. Roenigk to George W. Martin
Date: April 08, 1907
A letter from Adolph Roenigk of Lincoln, Kansas, to George W. Martin, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Reonigk tells of his friend, Ferdinand Erhardt, and of Erhardt’s service and…
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William D. Street and George W. Martin correspondence
Date: August 16, 1905-March 21, 1908
These two letters concern the raid led by Northern Cheyenne leader Dull Knife. According to Street, a number of “Indian men, women, and children” were killed fifteen miles to the…
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A. Roenigk to George W. Martin
Date: July 18, 1904
A letter from Adolph Roenigk of Lincoln, Kansas, to George W. Martin, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Roenigk recounts hearing from a Mr. Ferdinand Erhardt, of an Indian battle…
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Albert Henning to George W. Martin
Date: August 16, 1905
In this letter to George W. Martin of the Kansas State Historical Society, Albert Henning describes finding “the body of an indian with a number of bullet holes in his…
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History of Green Valley community in Cedron township, Lincoln County, Kansas
Date: 1870-1990
A history of Cedron township in Lincoln County, Kansas. The early history includes information on early settlers, buildings, homes, and the railroad, the Negro population of the county, and the…
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Family histories of three families of homesteaders and later their families
Date: 1870-1990
Papers and photographs containing information on three families of homesteaders. The material mainly focuses on the Ulin family of Lincoln, Kansas.
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Green Valley School District #36
Date: 1870-1990
Papers and photographs containing information on the Green Valley School District #36. Included in the material is a brief history of the school district, rosters of pupils, and photographs of…
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J.R. Mead to George W. Martin
Date: May 18, 1903
In this item, J.R. Mead of Wichita, Kansas, describes a Native American shield that he once owned. Written in response to a query from George W. Martin, Secretary of the…
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Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church, Page City, Kansas. Secretary’s book, 1887-1892
Date: September 1974
Translated from Swedish, this is the Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church secretary’s book for the dates 1887-1892. The translation was done by Malcolm Peterson, Monument, Kansas, in September 1974.
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List of residents in Logan County, Kansas
Date: 1908
This list of male residents in Logan County, Kansas, over the age of 21 years, for the year 1908, was compiled by J.C. Ruppenthal. The list goes in alphabetical order…
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Certificate of recommendation for Sutomoni
Date: July 1854
This item, which contains the original document and a more-legible copy of the original, is a certificate written by John P. Hatterscheidt that vouches for the character of Indian Chief…
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Logan County history
Date: 1914
This is a listing and description of various locations and points of interest in Logan County. Castle Rock, the Butterfield/Wallace trail, Russell Springs, and a story on General George Custer…
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Treaty between the United States of America and the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes of Indians
Date: October 14, 1865
This item, a treaty signed between the U.S. and the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes, was concluded on October 14, 1865, and proclaimed on February 2, 1867, during the presidency of…
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John C. McCoy to Franklin G. Adams
Date: February 09, 1885
In this item, from John C. McCoy to Franklin G. Adams of the Kansas State Historical Society, McCoy discusses his early experiences in Kansas. McCoy, who came to Kansas City…
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Field notes of the survey of the Cherokee Lands
Date: September 21, 1837
This item contains the details of land surveys conducted by John C. McCoy on Cherokee Lands in 1836 and 1837. McCoy’s field notes contains details such as the types of…
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George Walker to Franklin G. Adams
Date: February 15, 1886
In this letter to Franklin G. Adams, the first secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, George Walker of Burlington, Kansas, relates the story of how he found a Native…
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Fossil Creek Station Indian depredation
Date: June 2, 1869
This item, a English language copy of a story published in German in the Kansas Free Press of Leavenworth, Kansas, was completed shortly after the May 29, 1869, Indian attack…
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Report of killed and wounded soldiers and citizens at, and in the vicinity of Fort Wallace, Kansas, by Indians since April 14, 1867. [South Fork of Smoky Hill River]
Date: September 12, 1867
This item, compiled at Fort Wallace, Kansas, in September 1867, details the military and civilian casualties that resulted from encounters with “hostile” Indians near Fort Wallace, Kansas. Included is the…
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Report of soldiers and citizens killed and wounded at or near Fort Dodge, Kansas by Indians, since April 14/67.
Date: September 12, 1867
This item, compiled at Fort Dodge, Kansas, in the late summer of 1867, details the number of causalities due to encounters with “hostile” Indians from April 20, 1867 to September…
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H.L.Jones to Governor Samuel J. Crawford
Date: February 02, 1867
In this letter to Kansas Governor Samuel J. Crawford, H.L. Jones briefly discusses the activities of Indians around Salina, Kansas, including the fact that “larger bodies of hostile Indians near…
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Hiram Bickerdyke, Julia A. Chase, and George Washington Martin Correspondence
Date: June 12, 1905-March 03, 1910
These items contain correspondence between Hiram Bickerdyke (son of Mary Ann “Mother” Bickerdyke), Julia A. Chase (author of “The Straight of It”), and George Washington Martin (Secretary of the Kansas…