Contract with the Kickapoo Indians, ; newspaper clipping about the contract; letter dated New York, in the Kickapoo language

Collection — Folder: 1

Call Number: RH MS P75

Overview

The contract is handwritten and signed by members of the tribe, Shaler, and J. E. Badger, interpreter. The newspaper clipping is from the Long Island Daily Press [n.d.] and describes the contract. The letter is handwritten in the Kickapoo language and is addressed "Kecon Wahthas-Kuk" and signed "Kecon Shan-nah"

Dates

August 23, 1860; June 9, 1864

Creator

Shaler , Nelson S. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of Shaler S. Nelson

Shaler was a trader who drew up the contract with the Kickapoo to allow credit to the Indians without taking unfair advantage of them.

Extent

1 folder (3 pages on 1 leaf. 20 cm. Holograph, signed, on letterhead. )

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

RH MS P75

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift. Mrs. George Shaler, Freeport, New York, 1963.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Guide to the Nelson S. Shaler Collection
Subtitle: Contract with the Kickapoo Indians, ; newspaper clipping about the contract; letter dated New York, in the Kickapoo language
Author: kpz 4 December 1972 mg 2004
Date: 2004
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Language of description: Finding aid writtenin<language> English.</language>
Finding aid permalink: http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8122866942
Preferred citation: Nelson S. Shaler Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P75, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas