Letter-1865, January 17-A

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Letter-1865, January 17-A

Shawnee Agency
DeSoto Jan. 17 1865

Sir

Therewith enclose a petition of Shawnee Chiefs and members of the Council, with reference to an amendment, of the treaty made last Spring, between the Shawnee tribe of Indians and the United States, so that the three sections of land known as the Mission farm shall be disposed of, in accordance with the contract made with the Methodist Episcopal Church

Very Respectful1y
Your Obt. Servt.
Jas. B. Abbott.

Hon. Wm. P. Dole
Com. Ind. Affairs
Washington D. C.

[Photostat copy in MSS. Dept., K.S.H.S.]

[Enclosure: Letter from the Shawnee Chiefs and Council.]

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