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Title Lemuel Burke diary, 1876

Creator Burke, Lemuel

Date Created 1876-1876

Place Fort Belknap Indian Reservation (Mont.), Montana, Montana--Fort Belknap Indian Reservation

Subjects Assiniboine Indians, Atsina Indians, Dakota Indians, Indians of North America, United States

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Formerly known as Ayer MS 123b.
Pages [25]-[28] blank.
Annotations summarizing text in left margin.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Diary kept in the fall of 1876 by Lemuel Burke at the Fort Belknap Agency, established in 1873 north of the Missouri River in the Montana Territory, discontinued in 1876, and reestablished in 1878. Entries describe councils and meetings with representatives of the Gros Ventres and Assiniboine tribes who did not wish to relocate or be supplied from the Fort Peck Agency and who were concerned about liquor sales, the depletion of game by half-breeds, and other problems. Included are reports of communications between Fort Peck, Jeauneux, and other posts tracking the movements of Indians (including hostile Sioux rumored to be in the area) and others; a military investigation of fort traders selling arms to the Indians; the murder of a young Gros Ventres in a liquor-induced brawl; the decision to close the Fort Belknap Agency, and the transfer of its supplies to Fort Peck. There is also an inventory of goods remaining at Fort Belknap.

Extent 1 item (28 p.) ; 32 cm

Format Diaries, Manuscripts (Documents)

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Call Number Ayer MS 3032

BibID 128246

IIIF Resource Type Manifest

IIIF Resource ID https://collections.newberry.org/IIIF3/Presentation/Manifest/2KXJ8ZSQGGHHY

Filename 991282468805867_Ayer_MS_3032

Unique identifier NL11II92

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