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Manuscript Correspondence of Thomas C. Battey (a) Thomas C. Battey to wife and children, November 1, 1873. Written from Kiowa Agency, Ft. Sill, Indian Territory. Contains: Had mild illness; doing office work for "Howard" complains of poor teachers at the reservation school. Shearon girls employed at the school; Recovery of stolen horses; Comanches and Cheyennes raiding reports of some Kiowas with them; Kicking Bird good influence to tribe; feels touch of homesickness; good pecan crop; comment on weather; agent ordered ambulance for Battey's use. (b) Thomas C. Battey to wife and children, November 21, 1873. Written from Kiowa Agency, Ft. Sill, Indian Territory. Contains: Mortgage to B.A. Hall; visited Indian camp; illness continues, ask to be relieved of position because of illness; tells of visit to the camp; much livestock stolen from Kiowas; men from Texas disguised as Indians raid reservation. (c) Thomas C. Battey to wife and children, January 30, 1874. Written from Kiowa Agency, Ft. Sill, Indian Territory. Contents: Land tax problems; plan return trip to camp; Caddo school closes; Kiowas raid in Mexico; panthers killed; sends part of pay check home; work hinders personal correspondence; work is demanding; strong influence with Indians. (d) Thomas C. Battey to wife and children, February 18, 1874. Written from Anadarko, Wichita Agency. Contents: Health improves; opposes turning Kiowas and Comanches over to military authority; presence of soldiers disturbs Indians from acting “civilized”; day of reckoning coming for treatment of Indians; comments on Wichita agency, good school; directs comments to children. (e) Thomas C. Battey to wife and children, March 25, 1874. Written from Kiowa Agency, Ft. Sill, Indian Territory. Contains: Illness shortens trip; Indian wars do not affect Kiowas; plan to research problem of Indian-White relations; discover Sulphur Spring; letters home have been opened; Indians gather in large bands; mentions old Indian Pajah. (f) Thomas C. Battey to wife and children, March 18, 1877. Written from Kiowa and Comanche Agency, Indian Territory. Contains: Comments on weather; goes to White Wolf Comanche camp; talks of great spirit; change in nature of the Indians; comments on school; delay in getting farm implements for Indians; office work keeps him busy. Typescript Correspondence of Thomas C. Battey (a) Thomas C. Battey to wife and children, March 17, 1874. Written from Kiowa Agency, Ft. Sill, Indian Territory. Contains: Health improved; plans to visit Kiowa camp; intends to pay Meads and Marshall notes; Comanches raiding.
Object Description
Collection | Battey, Thomas C. |
Tribe | General Native American |
Description | Teacher. Battey's diaries (1872-1884) and correspondence with family members (1873-1874) regarding his experience as a teacher of Indians, along with a book (1876) by Battey entitled Life and Adventures of a Quaker Among the Indians and containing substantial manuscript revision. |
Date | 1824-1897 |
Is Part of | Native American Manuscripts Collection |
Special Collection | Western History Collections |
Rights | University of Oklahoma Libraries Western History Collections |
Language | English |
Type | Text |
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