Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906 to A. C. Barstow

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GLC#
GLC06009
Type
Letters
Date
3 November 1879
Author/Creator
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906
Title
to A. C. Barstow
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 19.6 cm, Width: 12.3 cm
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
Native Americans

Secretary of the Interior Schurz writes to the Chairman of the Board of Indian Commissioners about the Meeker Massacre at the White River Ute Reservation in Colorado. Mentions that Special Agent General Charles Adams secured the return of women and children held as captives. Discusses reaching a settlement with Utes, arguing against an all-out war because other bands of Utes friendly to the United States might become involved. Written on stationery of the Department of the Interior.

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