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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 to him that I've not forgotten him by a long way and will write him a long letter ere many days. The "we"? in form inclosed should be charged to J and a statement interlined that J. A. Clapp is a single man or was at time of making the assignment at a point previous to November 13th 1875 which I believe was the date of the first payment made in my name alone, you can tell by the receipts taken from the contract. If you have the two notes paid to Albert Clapp please forward me copies of same with a statement that you paid them. I believe you did so. Try to attend to the matter at onceHave recd two long letters from Eliza since I wrote to her or you. Letters are a great comfort to me in this miserable life, and altho I may be a bit careless about answering them yet they are each and all fully appreciated I assure you. Tonight I'm feeling rather under the weather, owing to overwork at putting out a fire on Saturday. Some person set a very large hay stack standing close by our stables, and agricultural warehouse, on fire and we all had to work fearfully to get the upper hand of the flames but we so toward sundown, at which hour your

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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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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2370px × 2980px 20.24 MB

Filename 991290268805867_Ayer_MS_3014_fol_008_00002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11E6HD

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