Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893 to "my darling little girl"
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05201.012 Author/Creator: Hartsuff, Arthur, fl. 1870-1893 Place Written: Pine Ridge, South Dakota Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 November 1890 Pagination: 7 p. : Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 25.3 cm Order a Copy
re: Hartsuff writes to Florence at boarding school and tells her about the preparations for war which began, without warning, on Sunday, 11/24 with a sudden call to arms. Hartsuff's unit, plus three artillery batteries have been put on standby near the reservation. Most of the trouble, in his opinion, can be traced to "a Messiah dance" [the Ghost Dance] that has taken root particularly among the Sioux. Written at the Pine Ridge Indian Agency
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