Indian Archives Microfilm Guide Series 9: Kiowa Agency Records

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Compiled by Katie Bush

Series 9: Kiowa Agency Records Table of Contents

Census and Enrollment p. 3, 49

Kiowa Agency Records Letterpress Books p. 7, 36

Federal, State, and Local Court Relations p. 22

Foreign Relations p. 26

Military Relations and Affairs p. 27

Indian History, Culture, and Acculturation p. 33

Estates, Births, Marriages, Divorces, Deaths, Wills, and Related Records p. 35

Cattle, Grazing, and Pastures p. 41

Fences, Boundary Lines, and Homesteads p. 43

Intruders and Roads p. 43

Field Matrons p. 43

Traders p. 44

Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Letters Received p. 46

Schools p. 50

Farmers p. 52

Issues p. 55

Fort Sill Indian School Records p. 63

Series 9: Kiowa Agency Records (includes Comanche, Apache, and other various tribes)

Introduction

The treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek, Kansas (15 Stat., 581 and 15 Stat., 589) concluded on Oct. 21, 1868 between the United States and the Kiowa, Comanche, and Kiowa Apache provided for a reservation in Indian Territory to be located between the Washita and Red Rivers. This was a modification and reduction of a reservation established by a treaty of Oct. 18, 1865 (Stat. L xiv 717) with the Comanche and Kiowa. In 1868 A. G. Boone, Special Agent to the Kiowas and Comanches, and Pvt. Maj. Gen. W. B. Hazen were sent to Indian Territory to bring together the Kiowas, Comanches, and Apaches who wished to abide by their treaty commitments. Progress was made and the following year Boone’s successor, Laurie Tatum, arrived at agency headquarters near Fort Sill. When he assumed control on July 1, 1869, he found himself in charge of the Wichita Agency as well. That agency had been established in July of 1859 on the south side of the Washita River near Sugar Creek in an area long claimed by the Wichita. Samuel A. Blaine served as first agent there for this tribe and the Caddo and Kichai. Later Waco, Tawakoni, Anadarko, Ionie (Hainai), Tonkawa, some Penateka Comanche, Delaware and Shawnee groups became part of this agency. During a brief interval in the early 1870s part of the Pawnees from Nebraska made their home at this agency before moving to their new reservation. In 1868, Wichita Agent Henry Shanklin left his post and General Hazen assumed responsibility for the tribes there until their agency was joined to that of the Kiowa for a short period. In 1870, the agency, properly called the Caddo, Wichita and Affiliated Bands Agency, became independent once more with Jonathan Richards taking charge in November of that year. Although some of the tribes had long resided in the region, it was not until Oct. 19, 1872 that an agreement, never ratified, established a reservation for Wichitas and Affiliated Bands between the Washita and Canadian Rivers, northeast and adjacent to the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation. In the decade following 1868, the Kiowa-Comanche Agency remained in operation near Fort Sill. On Sep. 1, 1878, that agency and the Wichita Agency were again consolidated. At that time, instructions were given to move the agency office from Fort Sill to the Wichita Agency near the present town of Anadarko. The office at Fort Sill served as a subagency for a number of years. In 1894, Geronimo and a group of Chiricahua Apache prisoners of war who had formerly been at Fort Marion, Florida and Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama, were brought to Fort Sill. In 1913, 87 of them elected to remain in Oklahoma rather than return to the Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. They were allotted land near the town of Apache. The allotment of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache was completed in 1901 after several years of their attempting to prevent the dissolution of their reservation and eventual use of surplus land for white settlement. The Wichita and other tribes of the original Wichita Agency group were allotted lands before Aug. 6, 1901 when their surplus lands as well as those of the Kiowas, Comanches, and Apaches were opened for white settlement. History of the Records: In 1933, a survey of Indian Agency records was made in Oklahoma. The noncurrent Kiowa Agency papers were stored in an old frame warehouse. The loft floor was covered with documents and bound volumes to a depth of one to four feet. There were also a number of letter books stored in the vault and basement of the agency headquarters. Agency Superintendent W. B. McCown explained that there was not space to store these records in the agency. Following passage of the Congressional Act of Mar. 27, 1934 (H. R. 5631, Public No. 133) the records were placed in custody

1 of the Oklahoma Historical Society and 519 bound volumes and approximately 750,000 pages were brought to the Indian Archives Division of the Society. The records cover all major subjects under Indian and government relations, such as agents’ reports, census and enrollment records, allotment, land leases and sales, intertribal and military relations, Indian annuity and per capita payments, church and school records, agency financial and employee records, among others. The records span the period 1854-1934. It was decided by Dr. Grant Foreman of the Society’s Board of Directors and Mrs. Rella Watts Looney, Archivist, (1929-1976) to place them in useable research categories according to the subject of content. This order in many files varied from their original agency filing order which could not be ascertained in most cases. Within each category documents were filed chronologically and the subject categories were placed in file cases or shelved in alphabetical order under each agency. The records have proved to have extensive research value and use to students of Indian culture and history in the past 45 years. Use of the records has been facilitated by an unpublished inventory of the categories within each agencies’ holdings. This includes the name of the agency, the subject category, the inclusive dates, number of pages and location within the archives. In addition, through the years indexing to name and subject has continued but is not complete. In microfilming these documents an attempt has been made to combine related categories, i.e., land allotment, leases, and sales. This will not follow the present organization within the Archives, but it is thought that it will be the most useful procedure for research use.

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Kiowa Agency Records: Census and Enrollment

 Kiowa-Census-Letters Sent and Received: June 27, 1871-Oct. 12, 1920  Kiowa-Census-Keechie, Tawakoni, Apache, Kiowa, and others: Undated  Comanche-Census: Undated  Kiowa-Census by Bands-Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache; Wichita and Affiliated Bands; Shawnee: Nov. 30, 1869  Statistical Farming Return at Wichita and Comanche Agency: 1869  Kiowa-Census-Head of Bands of Kiowa and Comanche: Dec. 31, 1870  Kiowa-Census-Agency – Statistical Returns, Various Tribes and Bands: 1873  Kiowa-Census-Agency – Names of Chiefs, Headmen and Numbers of Bands – Delaware, Comanche, Apache, Kiowa: 1874  Kiowa-Census-Agency – Delaware, Tawakoni, Waco, Wichitas, Comanche, Caddo, Keechie: July 1876  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache (Volume): 1879-1880  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache (Volume): 1880  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache; Wichita and Affiliated Bands (Volume): 1881- 1883

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Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa Agency Census and Enrollment

 Kiowa-Census-Kiowa, Comanche and Apache; Caddo, Wichita and Affiliated Bands: 1883  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa, Comanche and Apache; Caddo, Wichita and Affiliated Bands: 1883-1885  Kiowa-Census-Apache (Incomplete): 1885  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa: 1885  Kiowa-Census-Unidentified Tribal Members: 1885  Kiowa-Census-Unidentified Tribal Members: 1886  Kiowa-Census-Comanche: 1888  Kiowa-Census-Apache: June 30, 1889  Kiowa-Census-Comanche: June 30, 1889  Kiowa-Census-Comanche Census Worksheet: July 8, 1889  Kiowa-Census-Delaware: June 30, 1889  Kiowa-Census-Keechie: June 30, 1889  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa: June 30, 1889  Kiowa-Census-Tawakoni: June 30, 1889  Kiowa-Census-Waco: June 30, 1889  Kiowa-Census-Wichita: June 30, 1889

 Kiowa-Census-Kiowa and Apache: 1889-1890  Kiowa-Census-Wichita and Affiliated Bands: 1889-1890

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Kiowa Agency Records: Census and Enrollment

 Kiowa-Census-Comanche: 1890-1892  Kiowa-Census-Comanche: 1892-1893 o Band Chiefs’ or Headmen’s names are underlined in the volume.  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa and Apache: 1892-1893 o Including Kiowa and Apache soldiers at Fort Sill  Kiowa-Census-Census of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, including the Wichita, Tawakoni, Keechi (Kichai), Waco, Delaware, Caddo: 1892; 1894

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Kiowa Agency Records: Census and Enrollment – Census Volumes, Worksheets, and Lists for the Apache, Caddo, Comanche, Delaware, Kiowa, Wichita, and Affiliated Tribes, 1893-1901

 Kiowa-Census-Kiowa and Apache: 1893 o Census recapitulation as to numbers of males, females, and school age children in the Kiowa and Apache Tribes.  Kiowa-Census-Comanche: 1893; 1895  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa and Apache: 1893; 1895 o Census of the Kiowa and Apache including lists of Kiowa and Apache soldiers at Fort Sill  Kiowa-Census-Wichita and Affiliated Tribes: 1894 o Census of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, including the Wichita, Tawakoni, Keechi (Kichai), Waco, Delaware, Caddo  Kiowa-Census-Wichita and Affiliated Tribes: 1895-1896 o A list of 86 Delaware, Wichita, Waco, Tawakoni, Keechie (Kichai) Indians  Kiowa-Census-Apache: June 30, 1899 o Census of the Apache Tribe of Indians of the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent  Kiowa-Census-Comanche: June 30, 1899 o Census of the Comanche Tribe of Indians of Kiowa, Comanche and Wichita Agency, Anadarko, Oklahoma, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent.  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa: June 30, 1899

o Census of the Kiowa Indians of the Kiowa Agency, Anadarko, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent.  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa, Comanche, Apache: June 30, 1900 o Census of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Indians. James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent, including list of dead for each tribe between June 6, 1900- June 30, 1900  Kiowa-Census-Comanche: June 30, 1900  Kiowa-Census-Comanche: June 30, 1900  Kiowa-Census-Wichita and Caddo: Jan. 21, 1901 o Census of the Wichita and Caddo Indians of the Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent.  Kiowa-Census-Wichita and Caddo, Delaware and others: Jan. 21, 1901 o Census of the Wichita Indians of the Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent. This census also contains Delaware and others not identified as to tribe. o Census of the Caddo Indians of the Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent. This census includes a list of Allotment numbers 937-963, names and land descriptions.  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa, Apache, Comanche: June 30, 1901  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa, Apache, Comanche: June 30, 1901

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Kiowa Agency Records: Census and Enrollment – Census Lists for the Apache, Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa, and Wichita, 1902-1922

 Kiowa-Census-Apache, Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita, and Caddo: June 30, 1902 o Census of the Apache Indians of the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent o Census of the Comanche Indians of the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent o Census of the Wichita Indians of the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent o Census of the Caddo Indians of the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent  Kiowa-Census-Apache, Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita, and Caddo: June 30, 1903  Kiowa-Census-Apache, Wichita, Caddo, Kiowa, Comanche: June 30, 1904 o Census of the Caddo Indians of the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent

o Census of the Comanche Indians of the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent o Census of the Apache Indians of the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent o Census of the Kiowa Indians of the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent o Census of the Wichita Indians of the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Oklahoma Territory, taken by James F. Randlett, Lt. Col., U. S. A., United States Indian Agent  Kiowa-Census-Children Born to Apache, Kiowa, and Comanche Indians since June 6, 1900, Finalized June 30, 1906 o Census of Children Born to Members of the Apache Tribe of Indians since June 6, 1900, Entitled to Allotments under Act of June 5, 1906, Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma o Census of Children Born to Members of the Kiowa Tribe of Indians since June 6, 1900, Entitled to Allotments under Act of June 5, 1906, Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma o Census of Children Born to Members of the Comanche Tribe of Indians since June 6, 1900, Entitled to Allotments under Act of June 5, 1906, Kiowa Agency, Oklahoma . There are two copies of this census. Each is microfilmed because of notational differences.  Kiowa-Census-Wichita, Caddo and Affiliated Bands: June 30, 1911  Kiowa-Census-Apache: Oct. 1906 o Apache Census for Oct. 1, 1906 Allotments  Kiowa-Census-Wichita, Caddo and Affiliated Bands: June 30, 1911  Kiowa-Census-Apache: June 30, 1912  Kiowa-Census-Wichita and Caddo: June 30, 1912 o Caddo census roll begins with Family Number 196.  Kiowa-Census-Apache: June 30, 1913 o Apache Indians, list corrected to June 30, 1913, from government records.  Kiowa-Census-Wichita and Caddo: June 30, 1913  Kiowa-Census-Apache: June 30, 1914; Oct. 30, 1914 o Census of Apache Indians for Fiscal Year 1914 o Apache Prisoners Census (Incomplete): June 30, 1914 o Apache Roll – Indian Children Eligible for Enrollment: 1914-1915  Kiowa-Census-Kiowa: Dec. 31, 1914  Kiowa-Census-Wichita and Caddo: June 30, 1914 o Census of the Wichita and Caddo Indians on the Wichita and Caddo Reservation, Kiowa Indian Agency, Anadarko, Oklahoma  Kiowa-Census-Apache: 1915 o Incomplete Apache Census  Kiowa-Census-Agency Tribal Members: 1922 o Alphabetical list of Kiowa Agency individuals of Agency Tribes under headings: account number, name, family number, sex, date of birth, allotment number, Tract Book Volume and page, date of death, district, patent in fee.

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Kiowa Agency Records

 Volume 1 – Record of Indian Depredations, Captures, Return of Provisions Received, Issued and Remaining on hand at Fort Still, etc.: 1869-1877 o Entries for return of provisions received, issued to, and remaining on hand at Fort Sill, etc., 1869-1875 p. 12-149 o Depredation Claims Record, including Claimants’ names, location of depredation, kind of property, value of property, when and to which tribe claim presented, and remarks. Depredations occurred from 1851-1874. p. 150-163, 166-187, 212-213 o “Captives recovered from Indians, or supposed to be with them, including name, where and when captured, from whom recovered, and remarks, 1860-1872 p. 164 o Return of Provisions received, issued and remaining on hand at the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Indian Territory, etc., for 1875-1877. J. M. Haworth, U. S. Indian Agent. p. 188-199, 202-211, 214, 216 o Account of Animals stolen and returned by Kiowa Indians, Comanche Indians, 1872- 1873 p. 200-201 o Missionary Expenditures, 1872-1873 p. 214  Volume 2 – Letterpress Book: Sep. 26, 1871-July 13, 1872 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent Lawrie Tatum and Acting Agent George H. Smith to the commissioner of Indian Affairs, military personnel, traders, employees, agents, and others. o Pages 19, 53, 121-122, 128-130, 140, 177-186, 343-344, 360-361, 407-408, and 422-500 are missing. o Contained in the volume were three other sets of indices to other unknown volumes. These have been filmed at the end of Volume 2.  Volume 3 – Wichita Agency Letterpress Book: May 20, 1876-July 30, 1877 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent A. C. Williams, Clerk Jonas Edge, and Acting Agent C. E. Campbell to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, military personnel, traders, employees, agents, and others. o There is an index. Pages 79 and 390-402 are missing.

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Kiowa Agency Records

 Volume 4 – Letters Sent, Wichita Agency: Aug. 1, 1877-Sep. 6, 1878 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent A. C. Williams, Acting Agent Charles E. Campbell, and E. L. Clark to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, military personnel, traders, employees, agents and others. o There is an index. o Comanche-Census: Aug. 20, 1877 p. 42  Volume 5 – Letters Sent, Kiowa and Comanche Agency: Apr. 20, 1878-Sep. 4, 1878 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent P. B. Hunt and Acting Agent George W. Hunt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, military personnel, traders, employees, agents, and others. o There is an incomplete index. Pages 43-45, 82-83, 179, 194, 201, 240, 299-300, 307, 317, 321, 422, and 542 are missing. o Comanche-Census: Aug. 15, 1878, p. 486

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Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1878-1879

 Volume 6 – Letters Sent: Sep. 3, 1878-July 21, 1879 o Contains press copies of letters sent by Agent P. B. Hunt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and other individuals concerning agency and Indian Affairs. o There is an index.  Volume 7 – Letters Sent: Sep. 7, 1878-Nov. 26, 1879 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent P. B. Hunt and Acting Agent John R. Richards to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, military personnel, traders, employees, agents, and others. o There is no index.

KA 9

Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency

 Volume 8 – Letters Sent: July 21, 1879-Mar. 9, 1880

o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent P. B. Hunt and Acting Agent Henry C. Brennan to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, military personnel, traders, employees, agents, and others. o There is a partial index. o Comanche-Census: Aug. 30, 1879 p. 145, 149  Volume 9 – Letters Sent: Sep. 1880-Oct. 31, 1881 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent P. B. Hunt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and others listed below, concerning agency and tribal affairs. o There is a partial index. Pages 65, 251, 292, and 454 are missing. o Comanche-Census: Sep. 1, 1880 p. 2 o Comanche-Census: Sep. 1, 1881 p. 431

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Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency

 Volume 9a – Letters Received: July 1, 1881-Dec. 31, 1883 o Register of Letters Received from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and other Individuals – Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency  Volume 10 – Letters Sent: Oct. 29, 1881-Nov. 20, 1882 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent P. B. Hunt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Reports by agency school employees are listed below as is correspondence with United States Assistant Treasurer at St. Louis. o Pages 167 and 214 are missing.  Volume 11 – Letters Sent: Mar. 4, 1880-Sep. 18, 1880 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent P. B. Hunt and Acting Agent Carl Maller to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, military personnel, traders, employees, agents, and others. o There is an index. o Comanche-Census: May 1, 1880 p. 100

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Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency

 Volume 12 – Letters Sent: Sep. 21, 1880-July 7, 1881

o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent P. B. Hunt and Acting Agent H. C. Kuhn to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, military personnel, traders, employees, agents, and others. o The index is incomplete. Pages 3, 161-162, 178a, 365, 447, and 490-491 are missing.  Volume 13 – Letters Sent: Feb. 27, 1882-Sep. 30, 1882 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by P. B. Hunt and Acting Agent H. C. Kuhn to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, military personnel, traders, employees, agents, and others. o The index is incomplete.

KA 12

Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1882-1884

 Volume 14 – Letters Sent: Sep. 30, 1882-July 5, 1883 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent P. B. Hunt and H. Kuhn, Clerk in Charge, to military personnel, traders, employees, agents, and others. o There is an index.  Volume 15 – Letters Sent: Nov. 20, 1882-Mar. 6, 1884 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs sent by Agent P. B. Hunt and Acting Agent H. Kuhn. o The typed list contains page numbers of documents or letters not sent to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. o Comanche-Census: Aug. 17, 1883 p. 270

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Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1883-1885

 Volume 16 – Letters Sent: July 20, 1883-May 6, 1884 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent P. B. Hunt and H. Kuhn, Clerk in Charge, to military personnel, traders, employees, agents, and others. o There is no index. The letters and documents from page 479-500 are not in date order. They are May 16, 1884, Mar. 1, 1884, Jan. 22, 1884, Jan. 21, 1884, Sep. 23, 1883, Sep. 6, 1883, Sep. 23, 1883, Sep. 21, 1883, Sep. 22, 1883, Sep. 17, 1883, Sep. 20, 1883, and Sep. 18, 1883.  Volume 17 – Council Proceedings and Miscellaneous Matters: Feb. 11, 1884-July 15, 1885 o This volume contains journals of council meetings held by Agent P. B. Hunt with Wichita, Tawakoni, Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Chiefs and leaders concerning cattle, land

leasing, and related matters; Memorial of Joseph Leonard at the House of Representatives, Feb. 26, 1884; Notice of Public Sale of obsolete Agency machinery, and other items; Map of the Agency (p. 42); Notice of cattle routes to be followed; Freighters’ names, 1885; Depositions on various subjects, including cattle ranges and cattle thereon, depredation claims, Wichita claims to area claimed by Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes; and other matters. o Pages 197-420 are missing.  Volume 18 – Miscellaneous Letters Sent: May 16, 1884-Feb. 21, 1885 o Contains letters from Agent P. B. Hunt to various individuals. o There is no index. Pages 266, 370, and 386 are missing.

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Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche and Wichita Agency

 Volume 19 – Letterpress Book – Miscellaneous Letters Sent: Feb. 23, 1885-Sep. 24, 1885 o Contains press copies of letters sent by Agent P. B. Hunt to various individuals concerning agency and Indian affairs. o There is an incomplete index. Pages 97, 99, 101, and 180-181 are missing.  Volume 20 – Letters Sent to Commissioner of Indian Affairs: Mar. 11, 1885-Oct. 25, 1885 o Contains letters from Agent P. B. Hunt to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs including his final report of the Affairs of the Agency, Aug. 31, 1885 (p. 136-168). o There is no index.  Volume 21 – Letters Sent to Commissioner of Indian Affairs: Sep. 3, 1885-June 25, 1886 o Contains letters from Agent Jesse Lee Hall and Acting Agent Wells C. Morrill to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. o There is no index. Pages 25-28, 74-75, 104, 181-184, 245-246, 320, and 401 are missing.

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Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1885-1887

 Volume 22 – Miscellaneous Letters Sent: Sep. 2, 1885-July 15, 1886 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent J. Lee Hall, Acting Agent W. C. Morrill, and Clerk J. K. P. Campbell to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, other Indian Agents, newspapers, businesses, military personnel and other individuals concerning agency and Indian affairs. o Pages 20-21, 24, 104, 188, 228, 357-360, 437, 439-441, and all pages after 447 are missing.

 Volume 23 – Private Correspondence, Letters Sent from: Nov. 1, 1885-Sep. 6, 1887 o Contains mainly press copies of letters sent to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs by Agent. P. B. Hunt. Only 20 of the original number of pages remain, the others having been removed at some time prior to the volume’ acquisition by the Indian Archives Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society.  Volume 24 – Letters Sent to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs: June 29, 1886-Sep. 28, 1887 o Contains press copies of letters sent by Agent J. Lee Hall to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and letters to Agent Hall from Eugene E. White, Special Agent. o There is no index. Pages 20, 86, 97-98, 130-131, 160, 179, 189, 211, 213, 215, 217, 218- 219, 281, 359, 395-464, and 470-500 are missing.  Volume 25 – Letterpress Book – Miscellaneous Letters Sent: July 16, 1886-Oct. 1, 1887 o Contains press copies of letters sent by Agent J. Lee Hall to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian school employees, Indian Police, United States Marshals, businesses, contractors, and others concerning agency and Indian Affairs. o There is an index. Pages 2-6, 178, 203-212, 241, 326-335, 359-360, 376, and 525 are missing.

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Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1887-1890

 Volume 26 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Oct. 2, 1887-May 26, 1888 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent J. Lee Hall and Special and Acting Agent Eugene E. White to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and others concerning agency and Indian Affairs. o There is an index. Pages 22-23, 72-73, 77, 82, 86, 174, 259, 290-291, 384, 422, 456a, and 459-500 are missing.  Volume 27 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Oct. 2, 1887-Feb. 6, 1890 o Contains press copies of letters sent by Agents J. Lee Hall and W. D. Myers, T. O’Connell, Jr., Agency Clerk, and W. C. Morrill, Acting Agent, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, James Rennie, and others. o There is no index. Only pages 1-36, 111, and 113-114 have not been cut out.  Volume 28 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: June 3, 1888-Nov. 2, 1888 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by E. E. White, Special Agent, J. K. P. Campbell, Clerk, and Agent W. D. Myers to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and others concerning agency and tribal affairs. o There is an index. Pages 58, 79, 159, 225, 275, 379, 473-476, and 482-500 are missing.

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Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1889-1890

 Volume 29 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: May 24, 1889-Nov. 3, 1889 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent W. D. Myers, J. K. P. Campbell, Clerk in Charge, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and others concerning agency and Indian Affairs. o There is no index.  Volume 30 – Letterpress Book – Telegrams Received: Apr. 1, 1889-Aug. 30, 1889 o Contains press copies of telegrams received by Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency personnel concerning agency and Indian affairs. o There is no index. Two telegrams dated Aug. 29, 1889, and 4 dated Aug. 30, 1889, were found inserted in the volume and were filmed at the end in proper sequence.  Volume 31 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: May 25, 1889-July 2, 1890 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent W. D. Myers, T. O’Connell, Jr., Clerk, and one pass written by Captain F. D. Baldwin July 2, 1895 for Apache Jim. The other letters are to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and others concerning agency and Indian Affairs. o There is no index. Pages 5, 32, 164-165, 204, and 412-413 are missing.

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Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1889-1890

 Volume 32 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Oct. 16, 1889-Apr. 24, 1890 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent Agent Charles E. Adams to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and Indian Agents, Indian school personnel, attorneys, military personnel, traders, sheriffs, and others concerning agency and Indian affairs. o There is an incomplete index. Pages 75, 92, 126, and 495-500 were removed.  Volume 33 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Apr. 24, 1890-Sep. 29, 1890 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent Charles E. Adams and H. H. Little, Clerk in Charge to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian individuals, agents, traders, school officials, military personnel, inspectors, banks, court officials, and others concerning agency and Indian affairs. o There is an incomplete index. Pages 246 and 426-431 are missing.

KA 19

Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1890-1891

 Volume 34 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Sep. 29, 1890-July 21, 1891 o Contains agency correspondence, bill of lading, directives to contractors and freighters regarding wagon loading, weights of items shipped, freight damage notations, lists of obsolete or expended school or agency inventory items. Indian freighters’ names are given. o There is no index and the items dated are not always in chronological order. Various pages have been removed.  Volume 35 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Sep. 30, 1890-Mar. 19, 1891 o Contains press copies of letters sent by Agent Charles E. Adams and H. H. Little, Clerk in Charge, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian agents, military and school personnel, manufacturers, court officials, Indian individuals, marshals, agency employees and others concerning agency and Indian affairs. o There is no index. Pages 75-76 are missing.  Volume 36 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Mar. 21, 1891-Oct. 28, 1891 o Contains press copies of letters and other document sent by Agent Charles E. Adams and H. H. Little, Clerk in Charge to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, traders, school officials, agents and others concerning agency and Indian affairs. o There is a one page, very partial index. Pages 14, 96, and 435 are missing.

KA 20

Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1891-1894

 Volume 37 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Oct. 26, 1891-Aug. 14, 1893 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent Charles E. Adams and H. H. Little, Clerk in Charge, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, school officials, marshals, attorneys, and others concerning agency and Indian affairs. o There is no index. Pages 448-463 and 491-495 have been removed. On page 496 is a copy of a letter from the Assistant Commissioner to Captain H. G. Brown, Acting Agent, dated Aug. 14, 1893.  Volume 38 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Dec. 24, 1891-Dec. 27, 1892 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agent George D. Day, Indian Agent, and Upton W. Dorsey, Clerk in Charge, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, school officials, newspapers, military personnel, traders, ministers, and others concerning agency and Indian affairs. o There is no index. Pages 126, 152, 186, 221, 284-285, 354-355, and 439-443 are missing.  Volume 39 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Dec. 27, 1892-July 31, 1893

o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Agents George D. Day and Captain Hugh G. Brown to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, traders, agents, Assistant Treasurer of the United States and others concerning agency and Indian affairs. o There is no index. Pages 51-52, 113, and 129 are missing.  Volume 40 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: July 19, 1893-Oct. 24, 1894 o Contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Acting Agents Captain Hugh G. Brown and Lieut. Maury Nichols to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and others concerning agency and Indian affairs. o There is no index. Pages 7, 110-111, 119-120, 132-136, 142, and 291-292 are missing.

KA 21

Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1893-1895

 Volume 41 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Aug. 1, 1893-May 6, 1894 o This volume contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Acting Agents Capt. Hugh G. Brown and Lt. Maury Nichols to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, merchants, cattlemen, employees, army officers, other agents, school officials, and others concerning agency, school, and Indian affairs. o There is no index. Pages 135, 139-140, 220, 413, 451-452, 473, and 498 are missing.  Volume 42 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: May 7, 1894-Nov. 19, 1894 o This volume contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Acting Agents J. Eugene, Thomas F. Woodward, and Lt. Maury Nichols to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Army officers, U. S. Attorney, school superintendents, merchants, employees, other agents, cattlemen, and others concerning agency, school, and Indian affairs. o Pages 8, 17, 41, 83, 141, 190, 269, and 362 are missing.  Volume 43 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Oct. 23, 1894-Mar. 27, 1895 o This volume contains press copies of letters and other documents sent (and a few received) by Special Agent in Charge, W. H. Able, Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin and Clerk, S. A. Johnson to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, employees, school superintendents, cattlemen, merchants, Secretary of the U. S. Treasury, other agents, Army officers, and others concerning agency, school, and Indian affairs. o There is an index. Pages 22-24, 37-38, 48, 118-119, 193, 227-228, 238, 244-245, 380, 422, 426, 435, and 452 are missing.

KA 22

Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1894-1895

 Volume 44 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Oct. 23, 1894-July 16, 1895 o This volume contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Acting Agents Lt. Maury Nichols and Captain Frank D. Baldwin, Special Agent W. H. Able and Clerk S. A. Johnson to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. o There is an index. Pages 14-15, 19, 197-198, 224, 249, 278, 377-378, 390, 416-417, and 442 are missing.  Volume 45 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Mar. 27, 1895-Aug. 6, 1895 o This volume contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin and Clerk S. A. Johnson to employees, school superintendents, other agents, Army officers, merchants, U. S. District Attorney, cattlemen, U. S. Marshals, Indian traders, Missionaries and others concerning Indian, school, and agency affairs. o There is an index. Pages 37, 117, 128, 159, 174-176, 223-224, 226, and 249 are missing.

KA 23

Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1895-1896

 Volume 46 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: July 16, 1895-Feb. 26, 1896 o This volume contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. o There is an index. Pages 32, 78-80, 131, and 288 are missing.  Volume 47 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Aug. 7, 1895-Dec. 4, 1895 o This volume contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin and Clerk S. A. Johnson to employees, merchants, other agents, Secretary of the Treasury, Assistant Treasurer of the United States, contractors, school superintendents, bankers, Army officers, deputy marshals, United States Attorneys and others concerning Indian agency and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 360 and 406 are missing.

KA 24

Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1895-1897

 Volume 48 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Aug. 28, 1895-June 10, 1897

o This volume contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, businesses, contractors, and others concerning estimates and proposed purchases of supplies needed for agency and school repairs and replacement. o There is an index.  Volume 49 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Dec. 6, 1895-Feb. 27, 1896 o This volume contains press copies of correspondence and other documents sent by Captain Frank D. Baldwin, Acting Agent and S. A. Johnson, Chief Clerk to merchants, bankers, other agents, attorneys, U. S. Marshals, school superintendents, contractors, cattlemen, agency farmers, and others regarding Indian, agency and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 35, 37, 63, and 70 are missing.  Volume 50 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Feb. 27, 1896-June 2, 1896 o This volume contains press copies of correspondence and other documents sent by Captain Frank D. Baldwin, Acting Agent and S. A. Johnson, Chief Clerk to other agents, merchants, school superintendents, employees, purchasing agents, federal judges, Army officers, and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 116, 313, and 321 are missing.

KA 25

Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1896

 Volume 51 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Feb. 26, 1896-Dec. 19, 1896 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent by Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. o There is an index. Pages 54, 76, 161, 294, 333, 361, and 366 are missing.  Volume 52 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: June 3, 1896-Oct. 13, 1896 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent by Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin and Agency Clerk S. A. Johnson to cattlemen, other agents, employees, Kiowa Chief Ah-Pe-A-Ton, school superintendents, merchants, licensed traders, Deputy U. S. Marshal and U. S. Marshals, the Commissioner of the Texas land office, Army officers, and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 46, 141, 160, 183, 240, 265, 310, 316, 372, and pages after 496 are missing.

KA 26

Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1896-1898

 Volume 53 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: June 9, 1896-Jan. 8, 1898 o This volume contains press copies of letters and other documents sent by Captain Frank D. Baldwin, Acting Agent, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Army officers, cattlemen, school superintendents, merchants, other agents, Assistant U. S. Treasurer, Oklahoma Territorial Governor C. M. Barnes, Indian traders and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index. Page 51 is missing.  Volume 54 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Oct. 13, 1896-Mar. 15, 1897 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent by Captain Frank D. Baldwin, Acting Agent, and Agency Clerk S. A. Johnson to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, merchants, other agents, school superintendents, cattlemen, Army officers, employees, job applicants, and others regarding Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 143 and 423 are missing.

KA 27

Kiowa Agency Records: Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, 1896-1897

 Volume 55 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Dec. 18, 1896-Sep. 9, 1897 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent by Captain Frank D. Baldwin, Acting Agent, to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, other agents, school superintendents, agency farmers, employees, cattlemen, and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 45, 60, 75-76, and 86 are missing. o Comanche-Census: Aug. 28, 1897 p. 456  Volume 56 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Mar. 16, 1897-June 28, 1897 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and a few received, by Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin. Letters sent are to subagents, agency employees, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, merchants, school superintendents, county attorney, Assistant Treasurer of the United States, Indian individuals, and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 130 and 154 are missing.

KA 28

Kiowa Agency Records, 1897-1898

 Volume 57 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: June 28, 1897-Sep. 27, 1897 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent by Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin and W. D. Leonard, Agency Clerk, to merchants, subagents, school superintendents, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, cattlemen, other agents and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index.  Volume 58 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Sep. 10, 1897-June 10, 1898 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent by Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin, Special U. S. Indian Agent G. B. Pray, and Agent W. T. Walker to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs concerning Indian and agency affairs. o There is no index. Page 12 is missing.

KA 29

Kiowa Agency Records, 1897-1898

 Volume 59 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Sep. 27, 1897-Dec. 23, 1897 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and some received, by Captain Frank D. Baldwin, Acting Agent, and William D. Leonard, Clerk. Letters sent are to other agents, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, school superintendents, employees, cattlemen, Assistant U. S. Treasurer, merchants, Indian traders, U. S. Marshals, and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 131-139 are missing.  Volume 60 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Jan. 4, 1898-Apr. 5, 1898 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and some received, by Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin, D. H. Kelsey, Stenographer, and William D. Leonard, Clerk. Letters sent are to Quanah Parker, Ah-Pe-A-Ton, Apache John, Chief; the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, school superintendents; Missionary – Rev. J. J. Methvin; other agents; Army officers, the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, merchants, traders, and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index.

KA 30

Kiowa Agency Records, 1898-1899

 Volume 61 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Apr. 5, 1898-July 13, 1898 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and some received, by Acting Agent Captain Frank D. Baldwin, Special U. S. Indian Agent G. B. Pray, Clerk William D. Leonard, the Stenographer D. H. Kelsey. Letters sent are to other agents, employees, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, cattlemen, army officers, school superintendents, Acting Chief of Police, F. B. Farwell, Quanah Parker, merchants, leases, leasers, traders, and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 158 and 432 are missing.  Volume 62 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: June 7, 1898-Feb. 20, 1899 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and some received, by Agent W. T. Walker and G. B. Pray, Special U. S. Indian Agent. The majority of the letters are to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. A few letters are to Charles R. Hume, Agency Physician; Army officers, agency employees, and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 244, 246, and 464 are missing. o Comanche-Census: Aug. 26, 1898, p. 182, 190

KA 31

Kiowa Agency Records, 1898-1899

 Volume 63 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Sep. 12, 1898-Apr. 1, 1899 o This volume contains press copies of letters by Special U. S. Indian Agent, Col. G. B. Pray, W. T. Walker, Indian Agent, John P. Blackmon, Leasing Clerk to individuals, other agents, employees, school superintendents, the Chief of Police in Anadarko, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and others mainly regarding land leasing. o There is an index. On page “I” a list of letters to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs is given.  Volume 64 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: July 15, 1898-Oct. 25, 1898 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and some received, by W. T. Walker, Indian Agent, D. H. Kelsey, Stenographer, and G. B. Pray. Letters sent are to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, school employees, traders, merchants, other agents, Army officers, U. S. Assistant Treasurer, and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index.

KA 32

Kiowa Agency Records, 1898-1899

 Volume 65 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Oct. 20, 1898-Feb. 2, 1899 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and some received, by W. T. Walker, Agent. Letters sent are to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Army officers, employees, school superintendents, agency farmers, Assistant U. S. Treasurer, other agents, contractors, merchants, and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index. o Comanche-Census: Oct. 31, 1898 p. 33  Volume 66 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Jan. 30, 1899-Apr. 28, 1899 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and some received, by Agent W. T. Walker. Letters sent are to other agents, school superintendents, attorneys, missionaries, Army officers, agency farmers, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, U. S. Indian Inspector, J. George Wright, and others regarding Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is no index. Page 280 is missing.

KA 33

Kiowa Agency Records, 1899

 Volume 67 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Feb. 20, 1899-Sep. 8, 1899 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent by Agent W. T. Walker to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and a few to school superintendents. o There is no index. Page 11 is missing.  Volume 68 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: July 1, 1899-Oct. 7, 1899 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and some received, by Lt. Col. James F. Randlett, Indian Agent. Letters sent are to former agent W. T. Walker, agency farmers, school superintendents, Kiowa George, Quanah Parker, district judges, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, merchants, and others concerning Indian agency and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 237 and 329 are missing.  Volume 69 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: July 3, 1899-Oct. 31, 1899 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and some received, by Lt. Col. James F. Randlett, Indian Agent, and G. B. Pray, Special U. S. Indian Agent. Letters sent are to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, school superintendents, merchants, Army officers, Indian leaders such as Quanah Parker, agency farmers, land leasers, individuals requesting permission to exploit natural resources, and others concerning Indian, agency and school affairs.

o There is an index.

KA 34

Kiowa Agency Records, 1899-1900

 Volume 70 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Apr. 3, 1899-July 1, 1899 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent by Agent W. T. Walker to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian leaders such as Big Tree, land leasers, and others concerning land matters, mainly leasing of Indian land. o There is an index.  Volume 71 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: Apr. 28, 1899-Feb. 12, 1900 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and some received, by Agent W. T. Walker. Letters sent are to merchants, school superintendents, the Honorable D. T. Flynn, delegate to Congress, agency physician, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, other agents, agency farmers, U. S. Assistant Treasurer, Army officers, and others concerning Indian, agency, and school affairs. o There is an index. Pages 191-192 and 197 are missing.  Volume 72 – Letterpress Book – Letters Sent: July 1, 1899-Feb. 21, 1900 o This volume contains press copies of letters sent, and some received, by Lt. Col. James F. Randlett, Agent and former agent W. T. Walker. Letters sent are to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs concerning Indian and agency affairs. o There is an index. o Comanche-Census: Sep. 1, 1899, p. 157

KA 35

Kiowa Agency Records: Federal Relations, 1864-1933

 Kiowa-Federal Relations: Oct. 27, 1864-Mar. 4, 1933 o This group of documents consists mainly of letters and copies of letters sent and received by the Kiowa and Wichita Agents and other employees to and from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian leaders, United States Army officers, Congressmen, and others. o Also included in the files are copies of circulars, Acts of Congress, Indian Memorials, rules and regulations of the Indian Service and financial records. o Some documents are restricted and have not been microfilmed.

KA 36

Kiowa Agency Records: Federal, State, and Local Court Relations, 1865-1906

 Kiowa-Courts: June 9, 1865-Sep. 12, 1925 o This file contains correspondence between the United States Indian Agents, United States Marshals, United States District Attorneys, private attorneys, judges, Indians and others, pertaining mainly to Indian vs. non-Indian litigants and cases involving the infringement of Federal Law concerning Indian lands, property, etc. in Federal, State, and local courts. o Various records are also included such as subpoenas, summons, injunctions, warrants, briefs, court decisions, letters of guardianship, affidavits in replevin and others. Matters covered in this file concern divorces, estates, guardianships, Indian land leasing and sale, non-Indian trespassing, debt collection, trust fund monies, recovery of stolen property and other subjects. Some documents are filmed as they were clipped together at the originating agency. The usual method was for the last date of a group of letters to be the first, with earlier dated correspondence following. Therefore, there may be dates earlier or later than the dates given above.

KA 37

Kiowa Agency Records: Federal, State, and Local Court Relations – Trial of Big Tree and Satanta – U. S. Attorney, 1877-1903

 Kiowa-Trial (Imprisonment) of Satanta and Big Tree: May 30, 1871-Aug. 15, 1878 o This file contains no information about the trial itself, but is correspondence and copies of letters between U. S. Indian Agent, Laurie Tatum, James E. Rhoads, John B. Garrett, Colonel R. S. MacKenzie, William Nicholson, judge of the 13th Judicial District in Texas, the Governor of Texas, Cyrus Beede, Enoch Hoag, and others concerning the arrest of Satanta, Chief of the Kiowas; his accusations against the agent and the government treatment of the Kiowas; views of the Society of Friends’ Executive Committee on Indian Affairs; confinement of the two Kiowas at Fort Richardson, Texas; presidential pardon in 1873 and the role of the Modoc War in pardoning; Texas Governor’s views regarding conditions of prisoners’ release; relationship between release of Chiefs and surveying of Kiowa reservation; talk of Big Bow; arrival of Chiefs at agency Sep. 4, 1873; illness of Satanta in prison in 1878 and other matters.  Kiowa-United States Attorney: Mar. 20, 1877-Dec. 31, 1904 o This file contains principally letters received and sent by the Assistant U. S. Attorney, Louie E. McKnight. Both official government as well as his personal business correspondence as a practicing attorney is included. Letters are from the Secretary of the Interior; the Commissioner of Indian Affairs; the United States Attorney, Horace

Speed; Judges; U. S. Marshals; Railroad officials; private individuals; clerks of the different judicial districts; other attorneys; merchants; agency employees, and others. A few earlier letters and documents are from or to former Assistant or U. S. Attorneys. Correspondence pertains to collection of delinquent lease payments; claims against Indians; Indian claims against others, such as property stolen from them; cattle illegally held on the reservation; non-compliance to cattle quarantine regulations; illegal cutting of timber; collection of Indian debts; notices of warrants, summons, complaints, judgments, heirship and divorce matters; bankruptcy; land companies; town lots; allotment disputes and other matters. o Some documents are restricted and have not been filmed. The file continues on Roll KA 38

KA 38

Kiowa Agency Records: Federal, State, and Local Court Relations and Claims Against the Government and Individuals

 Kiowa-United States Attorney: Jan. 4, 1905-Apr. 25, 1913 o This file contains correspondence between the Assistant and U. S. Attorney, other attorneys, various businesses, banks, Department of the Interior, Indian citizens, private individuals, sheriffs, U. S. Marshals, Indian agents and others concerning delinquent land lease payments, warrants for arrest, cases involving perjury, thefts, assault, contract violations, non-payment of debts, notes on disposition of cases, summons, collections of judgments, personal papers, lists of witnesses, transferring of Indian land lease, requests for power-of-attorney, anonymous tips of illegal sale of whiskey to Indians, U. S. Marshal’s reports and numerous other matters. o Some documents are restricted and have not been filmed.  Kiowa-Attorneys at Law: Jan. 21, 1871-Oct. 14, 1910 o This file contains correspondence between U. S. Indian Agents, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, other agents, attorneys, bank officials, court reporter, agency superintendents, and others concerning directives and regulations regarding attorney fees, etc.; fraudulent contracts; Caddo and Delaware legal matters; Kiowa and Comanche legal representation in Washington, D. C. ; personnel matters; legal representation for Wichita and Caddos in matters regarding their treaty; permits for land use; request to represent Indian individuals; Comanche tribal allotment request for 320 acres, and other matters.  Section X-Kiowa-Attorneys at Law: Jan. 14, 1897 o This file contains a typed copy of a letter received by Captain F. D. Baldwin, U. S. Army, Acting Indian Agent, Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency, from D. M. Browning,

Commissioner of Indian Affairs, regarding the retaining of an attorney by the Apache, Kiowa, and Comanche tribes.  Kiowa-Power of Attorney: Apr. 16, 1871-Mar. 5, 1918 o This file contains mainly letters received by the U. S. Indian Agent from the Indian traders, contractors, cattlemen, various banks, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, notary public and others regarding power-of-attorney requested, given or denied in various matters pertaining to Indian affairs such as claims, accounts, contracts, representation by attorneys and other matters.  Kiowa-Claims vs. the Government: Nov. 24, 1869-Jan. 26, 1925 o This file contains correspondence received by the Indian Agent, and documents representing Indian and non-Indian claims against the government, non-Indian claims against Indians and Indian claims against non-Indians, regarding tribal treaty claims, payment as Indian Scouts, cattle killed or stolen, damages during Civil War (Shawnee, Delaware), contracts, and other claims. Attorneys are named who are representing tribes and assisting claimants. Notices and forms allowing claims to be paid by the government are included. Some depositions are given.  Section X-Kiowa-Claims vs. the Government: Jun 1, 1876; June 8, 1876 o This file contains typed copies of letters sent by William Nicholson to A. C. Williams, Indian Agent, regarding purchases made from Wilder and Palm and J. D. Sands.  Section X-Kiowa-Claims vs. Individuals for Damages: Apr. 16, 1871-Apr. 27, 1882 o This file contains typed copies of nine letters and telegrams received by U. S. Indian Agents Jonathan Richards; J. M. Haworth; Major G. M. Randall, Fort Reno; Lt. W. H. James, Fort Supply; and Thomas F. Cowan, Fort Reno, from Indian Agent P. B. Hunt and Superintendent Enoch Hoag, and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs regarding various claims made by individuals against the Indians or for Indian property loss in the Kiowa Agency.  Kiowa-Claims vs. Individuals for Damages: Mar. 4, 1896-June 30, 1923 o This file contains correspondence between the Assistant and U. S. Attorney, other attorneys, Indian citizen concerning claims against individual Indian and non-Indian citizens and the government, settlement of claims, list of damages to cattle and crops, transportation of witnesses to appear in court, boundary disputes, and other matters. o Some documents are restricted and have not been filmed.  Kiowa-Thefts: Mar. 27, 1870-Apr. 12, 1916 o This file contains documents and correspondence received by U. S. Indian Agents from Indians and non-Indian citizens, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Deputy U. S. Marshals, agency farmers, and others regarding thefts of property, accusations of theft, pursuit and apprehending of thieves, expenses of pursuit, rewards offered, prisoners placed in Fort Sill jail, and other matters. o Some documents are restricted and have not been filmed.  Kiowa-Arrests: Aug. 28, 1871-June 15, 1925 o This file contains letters and telegrams received by U. S. Indian Agents, military officers, and attorneys from other agents, sheriffs, and Deputy U. S. Marshals concerning

instructions to apprehend or arrest Indians and non-Indians in Indian Territory and Texas, notices of warrants, attorneys representing plaintiffs in jail, and other matters. o Some documents are restricted and are not filmed.

KA 39

Kiowa Agency Records: Foreign Relations, 1866-1929

 Kiowa-Foreign Relations: 1866-1929 o This file contains copies of letters sent and letters sent and letters received by United States Indian Agents, Superintendents, and others from other Indian Agents, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, individual Indians and non-Indians, attorneys, army officers, Society of Friends Committeemen, agency employees, and others. o This file covers a wide variety of subjects which were originally placed in it many years ago. The rationale for some documents’ inclusion is unknown since they would seem to have been better placed in other categories. Changes were not made prior to microfilming because of citations given and the indexing of the documents in previous years. A sampling of subjects includes letters from other agents describing affairs at their agencies, requests for visits of one tribe to another, information sought about tribal members married or living at other agencies, movement of goods from one agency to another, thefts and harassment by Indians and non-Indians from other agencies, removal and establishment of Wichitas at reservation, Indian councils held, request by small groups of Indians to live on reservation, Seminole requests for payment of improvements made on land “rented” from Wichita in 1878, tracing of heirs, searching for criminals, visits to Washington, kidnappings and searches for missing persons, funds sent to individuals living away from the reservation, Delaware’s’ desire to move to Mexico, and other matters. Tribes mentioned include Pawnees, Absentee Shawnees, Cheyennes, Arapahos, Wichitas, Caddos, and Seminoles. o Some documents are restricted and have not been filmed.

KA 40

Kiowa Agency Records: Foreign Relations – Passes to, through and from the Reservation

 Kiowa-Foreign Relations – Letters Received – Passes to, through and from the Reservation: June 5, 1873-July 6, 1908 o This roll contains letters sent and letters received, completed pass book stubs, lists of passes and permits to enter or leave the reservation, including date, purpose, residence, time of stay, and other information for both Indians and non-Indians. Correspondence

covers refusal or permission for intertribal visits, person traveling without passes, agents’ requests for visiting tribesmen to return to home reservation, government circulars regarding regulations for leaving or entering a reservation and military involvement in certain instances, questions of whereabouts of individuals. Non-Indian purposes for visiting the reservation are given, i.e. trade, employment, hunting, study of land areas, and so on.  Kiowa-Passes to, through and from the Reservation: Jan. 28, 1895-July 6, 1908  Kiowa-Passes to, through and from the Reservation: July 1, 1873-Dec. 23, 1874  Kiowa-Passes to, through and from the Reservation: Dec. 18, 1878-Nov. 19, 1879  Kiowa-Passes to, through and from the Reservation: Jan. 28, 1884-Feb. 7, 1890  Kiowa-Passes to, through and from the Reservation: Jan. 2, 1894-Nov. 1, 1895  Kiowa – Letterpress Books – Letters Sent: Oct. 26, 1894-Oct. 12, 1895  Kiowa – Letterpress Books – Letters Sent: Oct. 14, 1895-July 12, 1898

KA 41

Kiowa Agency Records: Military Relations and Affairs, 1866-1925

 Kiowa-Military Relations – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: June 12, 1869-Oct. 30, 1877 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the Secretary of War, Army officers, Indian agents, and other government officials concerning the settlement of tribal members on the reservation, intruders, requests for permission to cross the agency lands, reports of raids into Texas, apprehension of cattle rustlers, lists of Indians absent without leave, and other matters.  Kiowa-Military Relations – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: Feb. 21, 1878-Oct. 6, 1925 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Army officers, Indian agents and private citizens concerning the transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War Department, issues to tribal members, exploration of the Washita River country, conflict between the Army and the Indian agent regarding the use of troops, illegal timber cutting, depredations, selection of a permanent home for the Tonkawa, and other matters.  Section X-Kiowa-Military Relations – Letters Sent and Received: Feb. 22, 1871-Apr. 1, 1882 o This file contains typewritten copies of correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Army officers, Indian agents and private citizens concerning anticipated Indian outbreaks, patrols ordered in pursuit of horse thieves, instruction on posting guards, and other matters.  Kiowa-Arms and Ammunition – Letters Sent and Received: Dec. 1, 1866-Dec. 19, 1906

o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, merchants, private citizens, Indian agents and others concerning restrictions on sale of arms and ammunition, reports of illegal arms traffic, lists of arms issued to Indian Police and other employees, inventories, and other matters. o One document is restricted and has not been filmed.  Section X-Kiowa-Arms and Ammunition – Letters Sent and Received: May 13, 1876-Feb. 4, 1884 o This file contains typewritten copies of correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian agents, Army officers and others concerning the illegal sale of firearms to Indians, horse thieves, permits to hunt buffalo, and other matters.  Kiowa-Outlaws – Letters Sent and Received: Oct. 22, 1874-Nov. 23, 1897 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian agents, attorneys, United States marshals and others concerning payment for service in making arrests; the attack on Caldwell, Kansas; searches for fugitives; raids on the Texas frontier, and other matters.  Section X-Kiowa-Outlaws: Aug. 9, 1882 o This file contains a typewritten copy of a letter from Agent P. B. Hunt to the Commanding Officer at Fort Sill concerning the gang who murdered the marshal at Caldwell, Kansas.

KA 42

Kiowa Agency Records: Military Relations and Affairs, 1855-1934

 Kiowa-Indian Captives – Letters and Documents Received: Jan. 5, 1870-Jan. 17, 1934 o This file contains correspondence from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Army officers, Texas and Missouri officials, private citizens and others concerning murders of captives, physical description of persons taken, details of searches, rewards, and other matters.  Kiowa-Indian Scouts – Letters Received: Sep. 7, 1874-Mar. 21, 1886 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Commander of the Scouts, military officers and private citizens concerning pay, inquiry regarding disappearance of a scout, and other matters.  Section X-Kiowa-Indian Scouts – Letters Received: Aug. 10, 1875-Nov. 27, 1894 o This file contains typewritten copies of letters from military officers regarding the sending of scouts to locate Big Bow and party.  Kiowa-Pensions – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: July 4, 1864-Jan. 29, 1906 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Army officer, Indian agents, private citizens and others concerning applications for pensions for service in the Civil and the Spanish American Wars.

 Kiowa-Indian Depredations-Volume 1 – “Record of Indian Depredations, Captures, etc.”: Apr. 1855-Feb. 21, 1878 o This volume contains lists of depredations committed by the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache and of captives taken by them. Names of claimants are given with information about the date and place where the incident occurred, typed and value of property lost, and remarks on the disposition of the claim. o This material is found only on pages filmed here. Pages 175-186 are missing. The balance of the volume may be found on Roll KA 6.  Kiowa-Depredations – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: Feb. 17, 1865-Jan. 20, 1874 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian agents, Army officers and others concerning claims for damages, reports of raids and of Indians absent from the reservation without leave, lists of Indians placed under arrest, and other matters.  Kiowa-Depredations – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: Jan. 20, 1874-Dec. 19, 1877 o This file contains correspondence between the Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Indian Agents, Army officers, private citizens and others concerning claims for damages, reports of murders, captives taken and raids by hostile Indians, illegal sale of arms, movements of the United States cavalry, supplies needed and withheld from Indians, efforts to prevent Indian hostilities, restrictions to reservation, and other matters.  Kiowa-Depredations – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: Feb. 20, 1878-Oct. 15, 1885 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian agents, attorneys, traders, sheriffs and others concerning claims for damages, recovery of stolen items, reports of murders during raids into Texas, requests for authority to arrest depredators, Indian killing of cattle for food, depredations reported to be caused by Indians but supposedly committed by whites, and other matters.  Kiowa-Depredations – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: Jan. 22, 1886-Mar. 19, 1910 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, attorneys, Indian agents and others concerning thefts by Indians, presentation and settlement of claims, denial of validity, rules for submitting claims, and other matters.  Section X-Kiowa-Depredations: May 25, 1871-Nov. 13, 1880 o This file contains typewritten copies of correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian agents and Army officers concerning reports of thefts, use of military guards to protect Indian supplies and search for stolen property, withholding of Indian supplies as punishment and payment for livestock killed by Indians, rewards, report of depredations on Red River, and other matters.  Kiowa-Indian Murders – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: Sep. 22, 1875-Apr. 27, 1906 o This file contains correspondence between the Indian agents, Army officers, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, marshals, private citizens concerning murders, arrests, legal opinions, and other matters.  Section X-Kiowa-Indian Murders - Letters Received: Mar. 1, 1875-May 17, 1875

o This file contains typed copies of letters regarding the possibility of ascertaining the names of Indians involved in raids and a report of Indians killed in Texas.  Section X-Kiowa-Arrests – Letters Sent and Received: Apr. 17, 1871-Oct. 16, 1888 o This file contains typewritten copies of correspondence between Indian agents, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and United States Marshals concerning instructions to agents to suppress illegal trading, requests and warrants for arrests, sentencing of horse thieves, and other matters.  Kiowa-Raid on Caldwell, Kansas – Letters Received: Jan. 3, 1882-Jan. 5, 1882 o This file contains two typed copies of letters from the Secretary of War and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in response to a request from the Mayor of Caldwell for the Army’s help in arresting the gang who had raided the town.

KA 43

Kiowa Agency Records: Military Relations and Affairs, 1870-1927

 Kiowa-Indian Prisoners of War: 1870-1884 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the Secretary of War, Army officers, Indian Agents, and other individuals concerning lists of prisoners, including those recommended for parole; apprehension, arrest and transfer of prisoners; reports on the prisoners at Fort Marion; a petition (1876) to the President of the United States from Stumbling Bear, Kiowa, and others for return of prisoners held at Fort Marion, and other matters.  Kiowa-Indian Prisoners of War (Apache) – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: July 12, 1875-Dec. 22, 1913 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian agents, Army officers, United States marshals, the Secretary of the Interior and other individuals concerning the living conditions and improvements of the Apache prisoners at Fort Sill, grant of freedom to certain of the Apache, search for a suitable place in New Mexico for the settlement of those wishing to live there, petitions by individuals for enrollment on the Fort Sill Apache rolls, Agreement made with Apache, Kiowa and Comanche for the addition to Fort Sill for use of Apache prisoners, individual sales, land for use by Apache prisoners, and other matters.  Kiowa-Indian Prisoners of War (Apache) – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: Jan. 3, 1914-Dec. 31, 1914 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Superintendents, Indian Agents, Board of Indian Commissioners, military officers, merchants and private citizens concerning appropriations for homes for families of Apache prisoners of war, purchase of seed, farm implements, livestock and other necessities, care of orphans, list of Fort Sill Apaches allotted land, authorization to pay

for purchases made by individuals, annuity payment regulations, reports of sales of allotted land, transfer of authority over Apaches from the War Department to the Department of the Interior, trading heirships, Industrial Status Reports (Indian progress) and other matters.  Kiowa-Indian Prisoners of War (Apache) – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: Jan. 6, 1915-Dec. 12, 1916 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian Agents, Superintendents, merchants, Chiefs and Headmen of the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache tribes, Board of Indian Commissioners, private citizens and others concerning agreement to relinquish certain lands for Fort Sill military reservation and allotments to Fort Sill Apaches, vouchers, bills and receipts for Fort Sill Apaches, disagreement over lands mentioned in Jerome Agreement, sale of allotments, individual accounts, criticism of handling of Fort Sill Apache Indian financial matters, and other items.  Kiowa-Indian Prisoners of War (Apache) – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: Jan. 22, 1917-Jan. 11, 1926 o This file contains correspondence between the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Superintendents, District farmers, contractors, merchants, Indian Agents, Auditor for the Department of the Interior and others concerning Indian allotments for sale, list of allotted Fort Sill Apache (former prisoners of war), homes and home repair, bids and contracts on construction, lists of Apache Indians transferred and allotted on Kiowa reservation, heirship matters, vouchers, bills and receipts for Apache prisoners of war at local merchants, trust patents for allotments, Nov. 30, 1918 census of Fort Sill Apaches, Apache appeal for just treatment from government, and other matters.  Kiowa-Indian Prisoners of War (Apache)-Bills Paid: 1914-1915, 1917  Kiowa-Geronimo, Apache Prisoner of War – Letters Sent and Received: Sep. 16, 1902-Feb. 17, 1909 o This file of several letters contains correspondence to the U. S. Indian Agent and the Superintendent of Chilocco Indian School inquiring about Geronimo’s life and a request for Eva and Robert Geronimo to return from school to see ill father (Feb. 15, 1909). A telegram announces Geronimo’s death, Feb. 17, 1909.  Section X-Kiowa-Indian Prisoners of War: 1871-1878 o This file contains two typed copies of letters sent to the Post Commander at Fort Richardson, Texas by Laurie Tatum, Indian Agent, inquiring about any Indian prisoners held there; and to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs from P. B. Hunt, U. S. Indian Agent, concerning the condition of prisoners returned from Fort Marion, Florida.

KA 44

Kiowa Agency Records: Military Relations and Affairs, 1872-1886

 Kiowa-Police – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: Mar. 18, 1872-Dec. 31, 1886 o This file contains documents and correspondence between U. S. Indian Agents, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, army officers, sheriffs, attorneys, Texas State Police and others regarding requests for arrests, reports of apprehension of criminals, reports of services rendered by Indian Police, appointments, payrolls, resignations, promotions, discharges, abstracts of expenditures, removal of intruders, depredation and horse theft reports, murders, disarming of Indian Police, and other items.

KA 45

Kiowa Agency Records: Military Relations and Affairs, 1887-1895

 Kiowa-Police – Letters and Documents Sent and Received: Mar. 28, 1887-Dec. 31, 1895 o This file contains letters and other documents sent and received by U. S. Indian Agents, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, merchants, Chief of Police, individuals, army officers, and others. Quarterly Cash Receipt Roll and Rolls of Employees (Police) contain name, rank, service period, pay received, etc. Other documents are Reports of Changes in U. S. Indian Police Service, Invoices for clothing and equipment, oaths of office, Property Reports, certificates of appointments, warrants for arrests and others. Correspondence concerns appointments, applications, dismissals and resignations; police activities, tours of observation, proposed changes in police force; removal of intruders, notices of eviction, complaints of arrested persons traveling through reservation without passes, interception of Indian families leaving reservation without permission, requests for police assistance, and other matters.

KA 46

Kiowa Agency Records: Military Relations and Affairs

 Kiowa-Police: Jan. 18, 1896-Dec. 3, 1919 o This file contains documents and letters sent and received by the U. S. Indian Agent, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, military officers, attorneys, Agency farmers, Indian Police, U. S. Marshall, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, arms manufacturer, and others Correspondence regards appointments; oaths of office; resignations; discharges; police duties and activities such as trespassers, and removal of intruders on the reservation,

and theft and recovery of stolen property; illegal timber cutting; property issues to police; cattle drives; roll of agency farmer in police service; and other matters. Completed forms include Report of Changes in U. S. Indian Police service, Property Abstracts, Cash Receipt Roll of Indian Police, Rules and Regulations Governing Indian Police of Kiowa (Mar. 1, 1899), vouchers, requests for supplies and other items. o Some items after 1903 are restricted and have not been filmed.  Section X-Kiowa-Police (Indian): Sep. 28, 1878-Oct. 10, 1885 o This file contains a few typewritten copies of letters sent by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and U. S. Indian Agents regarding the organization of the Indian Police force and their duties such as removing unauthorized cattle from the reservation; Pawnees suspected of removing cattle from the reservation; and authorization for guard house construction, and other matters.

KA 47

Kiowa Agency Records: Indian History, Culture, and Acculturation, 1861-1930

 Kiowa-Indian History: May 18, 1881; May 28, 1883; Dec. 19, 1884  Kiowa-Removal to Indian Territory: Oct. 8, 1874-July 12, 1897  Kiowa-Removal From or Into Reservation: Oct. 18, 1866-Sep. 24, 1912  Kiowa-Indian Improvement: July 9, 1870-June 25, 1926  Section X-Kiowa-Indian Improvement: Dec. 19, 1877  Kiowa-Permits to Sell Livestock: Nov. 4, 1882-Feb. 17, 1926  Kiowa-Removal of Restrictions: May 27, 1861-June 1, 1909  Kiowa-Chiefs: Oct. 14, 1864-Sep. 30, 1930  Section X-Kiowa-Chiefs: Apr. 1, 1871-July 4, 1871  Kiowa-Big Bow: Dec. 6, 1877-Dec. 8, 1911  Kiowa-Quanah Parker: Mar. 21, 1880-Feb. 16, 1911  Section X-Kiowa-Quanah Parker: Aug. 5, 1890  Kiowa-Cynthia Ann Parker: Dec. 17, 1909-June 30, 1911  Kiowa-Indian Customs: Nov. 3, 1869-July 3, 1908  Kiowa-Indian Celebrations and Dances: May 8, 1874-June 22, 1917  Kiowa-Smithsonian Institute: Oct. 5, 1882-June 11, 1906  Kiowa-Indian Languages and Names: Dec. 26, 1870-June 1, 1906  Kiowa-Indian Legends: Undated  Kiowa-Indian Handiwork: July 24, 1891-May 11, 1916  Kiowa-Indian Relics: Jan. 28, 1873-Feb. 24, 1917  Kiowa-Indians with Shows and Exhibitions: July 30, 1875-May 13, 1924

KA 48

Kiowa Agency Records: Indian History, Culture, and Acculturation

 Kiowa-Indian Councils – Letters Sent and Received: Jan. 14, 1870-July 5, 1917 o This file contains letters, telegrams and documents sent and received by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian agents and other employees, Army officers, chiefs, tribal members, merchants, Secretary of the Interior and others. The files also contain copies of council proceedings and decisions regarding intertribal business, citizenship cases, sale and leasing of land, allotment, election of chiefs and council members, petitions to Congress regarding tribal requests, and other matters.  Kiowa-Councils (Volume): Mar. 13, 1895-July 29, 1895 o In this volume, the majority of the entries of the Chiefs’ Councils with the Agent are in shorthand which has not been transcribed. Other entries concern district farmers’ reports on individual Indian farm homes, crop cultivation, livestock types, etc. The tribes represented are the Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita and affiliated bands. Indian and other names are written out in the shorthand sections. o There is no index.  Section X-Kiowa-Indian Councils – Letters Sent: Apr. 22, 1872; Apr. 27, 1882; Sep. 5, 1878; Nov. 22, 1884 o These four letters are typed copies of correspondence between U. S. Indian Agents and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and army officers regarding councils held with various Chiefs of the Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita, and other reservation tribes.  Kiowa-Indian Courts: July 22, 1888-July 6, 1901 o This file contains letters and documents sent and received by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Indian agents, chiefs, Army officers, and others concerning the court of Indian Offenses. Included are lists of judges and other court officials, reports of crimes, notes on the organization, duties and effectiveness of the court, accounts, court minutes, and other material.

KA 49

Kiowa Agency Records: Indian History, Culture, and Acculturation

 Kiowa-Fairs: Jan. 15, 1875-Nov. 22, 1923  Kiowa-Indian Employment: Oct. 4, 1881-Feb. 17, 1925  Section X-Kiowa-Indian Employees: June 15, 1876  Kiowa-Indian Farmers: Nov. 22, 1867-Mar. 12, 1925  Kiowa-Squaw Men: Mar. 20, 1886-Mar. 14, 1911  Kiowa-Whites Living Among Indians: Nov. 22, 1869-Nov. 21, 1916  Section X-Kiowa-Whites Living Among Indians: May 13, 1872

KA 50

Kiowa Agency Records: Indian History, Culture, and Acculturation

 Kiowa-Ghost Dance (Messiah Craze): Aug. 13, 1891-Sep. 30, 1930  Kiowa-Medicine Man: Aug. 11, 1883-Nov. 18, 1890  Kiowa-Churches: July 17, 1870-Dec. 3, 1898  Kiowa-Liquor Traffic, Gambling, Peyote/Mescal Use (Vices): Mar. 27, 1866-Nov. 13, 1905  Kiowa- Liquor Traffic, Gambling, Peyote/Mescal Use (Vices): Feb. 17, 1906-Oct. 1, 1925  Section X-Kiowa-Liquor Traffic, Gambling, Peyote/Mescal Use (Vices): May 9, 1882-Aug. 7, 1882  Kiowa-Apache Indians: Dec. 26, 1883-Apr. 19, 1895  Section X-Kiowa-Apache Indians: Sep. 12, 1877-1961  Kiowa-Delaware Indians: Nov. 4, 1870-Sep. 15, 1896  Section X-Delaware Indians: June 26, 1853-Apr. 21, 1930  Kiowa-Wichita and Affiliated Bands: Feb. 6, 1865-Dec. 7, 1901  Section X-Wichita and Affiliated Bands: Apr. 19, 1860-Dec. 8, 1922

KA 51

Kiowa Agency Records: Estates and Determination of Heirs

 Kiowa-Estates: Aug. 31, 1872-Oct. 21, 1925  Kiowa-Determination of Heirs: Mar. 18, 1911-Oct. 8, 1920

KA 52

Kiowa Agency Records: Births, Marriages, Divorces, Deaths, Wills, and Related Records: 1869-1925

 Kiowa-Deaths: Undated and Oct. 25, 1869-Sep. 11, 1925  Kiowa-Deaths: Undated and May 1911-Oct. 29, 1918 o Non-Indians and Tribes Unknown o Apache o Caddo o Comanche o Kiowa o Wichita  Kiowa-Wills: Jan. 25, 1890-July 31, 1924

 Kiowa-Cemetery: Jan. 27, 1896-May 19, 1924  Kiowa-Vital Statistics: Aug. 26, 1893-May 17, 1919  Kiowa-Births: Undated and Apr. 15, 1895-Dec. 9, 1924  Kiowa-Births: July 2, 1912-Oct. 29, 1918  Kiowa-Marriage Register: Oct. 18, 1893-Aug. 19, 1901  Kiowa-Marriage Licenses: Sep. 15, 1905-Aug. 17, 1907  Kiowa-Marriages: Undated and Nov. 19, 1871-Dec. 24, 1901  Kiowa-Report of Legal Marriage: Feb. 21, 1902-May 12, 1924  Kiowa-Report of Legal Marriage: Undated and Aug. 21, 1913-June 22, 1917  Kiowa-Divorce: Apr. 29, 1887-Sep. 8, 1925  Kiowa-Divorce: June 15, 1917-Nov. 17, 1919

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