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These letters, spanning 1863, are from Kansas citizens and the Department of the Interior office of Indian Affairs to Kansas Governor Thomas Carney regarding Native Americans. They wrote asking for information on the Ottawa tribe and discussing hostilities from the Pawnee tribe. The office of Indian Affairs wrote about requisitions and funds.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1863-1865 : Carney)
Date: 1863
Item Number: 453572
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Thomas Carney, Correspondence Files, Letters and other items received, Box 1 Folder 16
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453572
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Carney, Thomas
Date - 1861-1869 - 1863
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of - United States Indian Service
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Carney, Thomas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - American Indians - Tribes - Ottawa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Pawnee
People - Notable Kansans - Carney, Thomas, 1824-1888
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
https://www.kansasmemory.gov/item/453572
