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ABBOTT acres affiant affidavit Agent Taylor avenues band of Shawnee bay horse Black Bob Black Bob's band bodies branch mint Brevet Charles Bluejacket colored soldiers Commissioner of Indian Congress December December 22 district dollars duly sworn erected feet wide Georgia graves ground headboards heirs herewith hogs honor horse hundred inclosed Indian Agent Interior interments number issued J. D. Cox Johnson County Kansas known lands letter mare mark members of Black Memphis miles N. G. TAYLOR obedient servant ounces patents persons President quartermaster railroad received reservation resolution respectfully River S. E. of sec says Schooner SCHUYLER COLFAX Secretary selections Senate settlers severalty SHAWNEE AND WYANDOTT Shawnee Indians Shawnee tribe Sidney Clarke soldiers are unknown sorrel horse stolen subscribed Territory thousand tion township 14 tribe United States Indian W. T. SHERMAN Washington white soldiers worth WYANDOTT AGENCY Wyandott Indian York
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