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from Fort Sill, leads the jury to believe that this murder has been committed by the Indians from the Fort Sill reservation In testimony whereof, as well the said coroner as the said jurors, have hereunto set their hands, the day and year first aforesaid. R. L. McCLURE
H. J. THOMPSON E BOONE JOHN HENSLEY
E. SANDERS JP REAGAN
MOSES WILEY Coroner.
No. 222 LEITER FROM H. E. ALVORD TO E. J. DAVIS Easthampton- Mass- September 22. 1873.
To his Excellency- the Honorable E. J. Davis-Govr. of Texas
At Fort Sill. Indian Ty. Sir: -Unexpected engagements at this place which extend to November-prevent me at last form accepting Comr. Smith's invitation to assist in the forthcoming negotiations with the Kiowa and Comanche at Fort Sill. I regret this the more-because some question of fact, and of expediency, may arise, which my connection with these In- dians while an Army Officer, in years past, and especially as Special Commissioner from the Dept. to them-a year ago, might enable me to assist in determining- In replying today, to a letter from Comr. Smith, in which he asks my views on certain points- I have taken occasion to testify to the consistency of the position you assumed in your interview with the Sec'y. of the Interior last July- as com- pared with that stated a year ago in your letter to me, sent with the prisoners Satanta & Big Tree when you kindly permitted
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