Letter to Geo W. Manypenny about raid on Tauy Jones home

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Title

Letter to Geo W. Manypenny about raid on Tauy Jones home

Subject

Jones, John T. (Tauy)
Manypenny, George W.
James, B. A.
Fire
Indian Affairs
Freestater
Indian agents
Ottawa Tribe
Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska

Description

This is a copy of a letter sent to inform the Commissioner of Indian Affairs about damages received to the house and assets of Tauy Jones . A party of some forty men raided the home site. The chiefs of the Ottawa Tribe requested that the government compensate Jones for the damages that were received. The agent who sent the original letter also made this copy.

Creator

James, B. A.

Publisher

Ottawa University (Kansas) Archives

Date

10/2/1856

Contributor

Ottawa University

Rights

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Format

12.5 x 8 blue paper, handwritten

Type

Document

Identifier

OU RG75.04.182

Coverage

10/2/1856
Ottawa, Kansas

Collection

Citation

James, B. A., "Letter to Geo W. Manypenny about raid on Tauy Jones home," in Franklin County Kansas Historical Archive, Item #29901, https://franklincokshistory.org/repository/items/show/29901 (accessed December 23, 2024).