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Campbell, John, fl. 1827-1829 to Richard Graham

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02146.09 Author/Creator: Campbell, John, fl. 1827-1829 Place Written: James Fork, White River, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1827/08/19 Pagination: 2 p. : address ; Height: 32.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Campbell, a sub-Indian agent under Graham, reports on various difficulties he is encountering while dealing with Indians in Missouri: a party of Delaware Indians led by Chief William Anderson are opposing relocation to Kansas; problems related to Kickapoo annuities, horse thefts, and the lack of an interpreter; the imminent arrival of the Cherokee and their (and the Delaware) war with the Osage; and, a drunken associate that was giving him no assistance.

Campbell, John, fl. 1827-1829
Graham, Richard, 1786-1858
Anderson, William, fl. 1827

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