Wild Hog Ledger-Kansas State Historical Society

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The inscription reads: "Pictures drawn by Wild Hog and other northern Cheyenne Indian. Cheifs [sic] while in the Dodge City jail in May 1879," with the signature "Jas. Clayton." James H. Clayton served as a clerk to the Kansas Legislature's 1879 Indian Claims Commission. The small ledger art booklet is tan with brown edging and binding.


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    Denise Low
    5/2/12, 1:37 PM

    Although Wild Hog is the first man listed, others are referenced as well as "other Northern Cheyenne Indian cheifs [sic]."

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The cover inscription reads: "Pictures drawn by Wild Hog and other northern Cheyenne Indian Chiefs while in th...

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Plate No: 1
Page No: Front Cover
Media: Cardstock and ink
Dimensions: 3.25 x 5 in (8.5 x 12.75 cm)
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Kansas Historical Society/kansasmemory.org
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Wild Hog
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