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On Sunday I wrote you quite a long letter about my trip up the Washita with Jones, and of the necessity of my going East, the first of May. Monday morning I sent a note by Pratt to be mailed at Fort Arbuckle today, in which I reported the sudden departure that morning of thirty or forty lodges of Little Robe's band of Cheyennes. The party was headed by "Red Moon". | On Sunday I wrote you quite a long letter about my trip up the Washita with Jones, and of the necessity of my going East, the first of May. Monday morning I sent a note by Pratt to be mailed at Fort Arbuckle today, in which I reported the sudden departure that morning of thirty or forty lodges of Little Robe's band of Cheyennes. The party was headed by "Red Moon". | ||
While I was writing to you Major Kidd, who has been "spoiling for a fight" ever since he came to this District, concluded to pursue and punish the run-a-ways at any rate, upon his own account, and accordingly stopped all work, ordered every extra and daily duty man to this company &c. The Little Raven, Big Mouth, Roman Nose, Yellow Bear, Little Robe and Bald Eagle came over Horse's Back and Queen-a-heavy with them, and the matter was fully discussed. | While I was writing to you Major Kidd, who has been "spoiling for a fight" ever since he came to this District, concluded to pursue and punish the run-a-ways at any rate, upon his own account, and accordingly stopped all work, ordered every extra and daily duty man to this company &c. The Little Raven, Big Mouth, Roman Nose, Yellow Bear, Little Robe and Bald Eagle came over Horse's Back and Queen-a-heavy with them, and the matter was fully discussed. | ||
[along side of page] Alvord 1869 4-21; 78 circled]] | [along side of page] Alvord 1869 4-21; 78 [circled] | ||
Bald Eagle (Minimic) stated that the Cheyennes had never been in the habit of asking permission of anyone to leave [strike] move their camps but when they felt inclined to so so packed up and moved to please themselves. Little Robe said his people had been starved ever since they came in here, that food had been promised to them and he had promised it to his people if they would come in, that they had come and getting nothing his young men had been abusing him ever since, and now had gone to keep from starving. That because of his misrepresentations | |||
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Camp Witchita, Indian Territory. Wednesday, April 21 1869.
Dear General,
On Sunday I wrote you quite a long letter about my trip up the Washita with Jones, and of the necessity of my going East, the first of May. Monday morning I sent a note by Pratt to be mailed at Fort Arbuckle today, in which I reported the sudden departure that morning of thirty or forty lodges of Little Robe's band of Cheyennes. The party was headed by "Red Moon". While I was writing to you Major Kidd, who has been "spoiling for a fight" ever since he came to this District, concluded to pursue and punish the run-a-ways at any rate, upon his own account, and accordingly stopped all work, ordered every extra and daily duty man to this company &c. The Little Raven, Big Mouth, Roman Nose, Yellow Bear, Little Robe and Bald Eagle came over Horse's Back and Queen-a-heavy with them, and the matter was fully discussed.
[along side of page] Alvord 1869 4-21; 78 [circled]
Bald Eagle (Minimic) stated that the Cheyennes had never been in the habit of asking permission of anyone to leave [strike] move their camps but when they felt inclined to so so packed up and moved to please themselves. Little Robe said his people had been starved ever since they came in here, that food had been promised to them and he had promised it to his people if they would come in, that they had come and getting nothing his young men had been abusing him ever since, and now had gone to keep from starving. That because of his misrepresentations