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C. H. Barstow papers, 1870-1891

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Title C. H. Barstow papers, 1870-1891

Creator Barstow, C. H. (Charles H.), -1908

Date 1870-1891

Place Montana--Crow Agency, Montana--Rosebud

Language English

Subjects United States, Crow Indians, Frontier and pioneer life, Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876, Pioneers

Summary Mainly correspondence, 1870-1891. There are18 letters written by C.H. Barstow at the Crow Agency in the Montana Territory to his sister Eliza, his brother Rogers L. Barstow, and his cousin Sarah, in Massachusetts. Of the other 14 letters, there are several from Barstow's wife Lizzie to his sister and brother, and a few other miscellaneous letters among family members and friends. Also, three small clippings and a November 10, 1887 issue of The Montana Stock Gazette reporting a skirmish at the agency between the Crow Indian followers of Crow-Bannock Indian, Sword Bearer, and the U.S. Army. Subjects covered in Barstow's letters include the observance of the tenth anniversary of the Battle of Little Bighorn and a visit by battle participant Frederick William Benteen; Barstow's heavy workload; arson attempts at the agency's Rosebud location prior to its 1884 move to the Little Big Horn Valley; Indian Service politics and officials; agency appointments and Barstow's own job problems; his marriage and Lizzie's illness and the care of their daughter after Lizzie's death; and legal transfers of Barstow Kansas farm property.

Biographical/Historical Note United States Indian Service employee.

Extent 0.4 linear feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)

Format Sources, Manuscripts, Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription 38 5.000 # 1604UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE, Crow Agency, Mont Ty August 4th 1885.My dear Eliza I sent Rogers a long letter this am, telling him that yesterday we recd a letter from the Comr. Ind. Affrs.- requesting the Agents [underline] resignation [underline], and stating that my successor Mr. Matthias L. Blake of Parkersburg W. Va. had been appointed July 28th and on his reporting at the Agency my services would cease, we have been expecting this since the receipt of the of the approval of Employes for present fiscal year wherein it is stated "The Clerk and Physician will be subject to future changes." (The Dr. and I were appointed by the Comr.) The Dr. expects his discharge daily and will undoubtedly not be disappointed. The changes are purely [underline] political [underline]. I wrote a long letter to Josiah on July 25th explaining the situation fully and asked him to write to the President requesting him to suggest to the Hon. Commissioner that I be retained. I regret that I did not write at an earlier day, but really did not anticipate such haste on part of the

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Call Number VAULT Ayer MS 3014

BibID 991290268805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL11E6GC

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