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Title: Letter from G.W. Barbour to Luke Lea, 1851
Creator: Barbour, George W
Contributor: Lea, Luke, 1783-1851
Date Created and/or Issued: 1851
1851-07-28
2008
Publication Information: County of Los Angeles Public Library
Contributing Institution: LA County Library
Collection: Letters of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1849-1880, California Superintendency
Rights Information: This material is in the public domain. COLAPL's microfilm version of this material was obtained from the United States National Archives and Records Administration, which also possesses the original documents.
Description: Reports of his actions & doings since letter of 14 May. Encloses copies of three treaties made by him with Indians north & south of King River. Describe the country & tribes. Having exhausted his supply of presents & money, discharged military. Encloses copy of letter to Cap. Keyes & copy of reply. Mentions outbreak of Indians and difficulties with whites in valleys of Tulare and San Joaquin. Has troubles with miners on Indian reserves. Need more funds. Will return to San Joaquin. Request permission to visit his family in Kentucky next winter.
Type: image
Format: Letters
application/pdf
Identifier: MF1323.1197 Reel 32_0148.pdf
http://cdm15952.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15952coll4/id/505
Language: English
Subject: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indians of North America--California--Government relations--Sources
Indians of North America--California--Social conditions--19th century
Place: Kings River (Calif.)
San Joaquin (Calif.)
Source: 35 mm microfilm, MFL 323.1197, Reel 32
Relation: Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1881, California Superintendency, 1849-1880

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