TEXAS INDIAN PAPERS, 1860-1916
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No. 179 LE'ITER FROM J. E. TAPPAN TO T. E. MURPHY Fort Larned Kansas July 13th 1868
Thos. E. Murphy Superintendent of Indian Affairs Atchison, Kas. Sir
I have the honor to report that the Kiowa brought in on July 11th a white prisoner a boy about four years old, and delivered the same up to me as a proof of their friend- ship to the whites. I have turned the boy over to Gen Alfred Sully,.Com- manding District of Upper Arkansas.
I am sir
Very Respectfy Your Obed Servt JN0. E. TAPPAN
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No. 180 LETTER OF CREDIT TO L. S. FRIEND Executive Office
Austin Texas 18 July 1868 Whereas a law was passed by the Legislature of the State of Texas, which was approved on the 24th of October 1866 by which the sum of two thousand and five hundred dollars was appropriated out of any funds in the Treasury of said state, "to be used by the Governor under such rules as he may prescribe, in procuring the release of Children or other persons, citizens of this state, who are now, have been or may hereafter be held as prisoners of war by the Indians, and whereas the bearer here of Mr Leonard S. Friend has been appointed by me as the agent of the State of Texas to endeavor to procure the release and return to Texas of Lee Temple Friend and Malinda Caudle
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