Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian Agency letter
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a letter dated August 25, 1872, by Philip McCusker of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian Agency, to a "Mr. Lockey." The letter comments on Indian depredations (raids) of cattle drives, explains that McCusker has met with Big Bow, Lone Wolf, and Kicking Bird of the Kiowa tribe, and reports the return of children Susannah and Frances Lee who were taken on a raid.
Dates
- 1872 August 25
Creator
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Upper Arkansas Agency (Organization)
- McCusker, Philip, -1885? (Person)
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency (Organization)
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Biographical / Historical
"The Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency was established in 1874 and was the successor to the Upper Arkansas Agency. It was divided in 1902 and from it the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency, the Seger Agency, and the Cantonement Agency were created. In 1917, the Red Moon Agency was separated from the Seger Agency. The former Seger Agency was closed, 31 March 1927, and attached to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency, 20 October 1927.
At that time, the agencies which had been divided off the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency all were reunited under the original name.
The name of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency was changed in 1963 to the Concho Agency."
[Source: familysearch.org website;
Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974, p. 36;
Hill, Edward E. (comp.). Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981, pp. 154-155.]
Extent
0.025 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a letter dated August 25, 1872, by Philip McCusker of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian Agency, to a "Mr. Lockey." The letter comments on Indian depredations (raids) of cattle drives, explains that McCusker has met with Big Bow, Lone Wolf, and Kicking Bird of the Kiowa tribe, and reports the return of children Susannah and Frances Lee who were taken on a raid.
Existence and Location of Copies
A scanned copy of this letter is available in the University of Oregon Tribal Legacies Digital Collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.
Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.
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- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency
- United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Upper Arkansas Agency
- Title
- Guide to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indian Agency Letter
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Tanya Parlet.
- Date
- 2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
