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TEXT: Newspaper Clipping of Notice to the Citizens of Kansas Who Suffered by Reason of the Indian Raid of 1876

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pp. 20-21 TEXT. Newspaper Clipping, 1879, Legal Notice of Attorney General of Kansas, P.S. Noble. "Notice to the Citizens of Kansas who Suffered by Reason of the Indian Raid of 1878." This legal notice informs Kansans who sustained losses during 1878. This is "Resolve Seven of Senate Joint Resolution No. 1." The announcement announces the state Commission "will meet in Dodge City, in Ford county, and remain in session not to exceed twenty days, beginning on the first Tuesday in May, 1879. Second place of meeting at Hays City, Ellis county, to commence as soon as possible after adjournment from dodge City. Third place of meeting at Norton Center, Norton county, to commence as soon as possible after adjournment from Hays City." Commissioners listed are R. E. Stevenson, A. W. Mann, and W. R. Adams. For a full discussion of this commission and the legal case, see Todd D. Epp, "The State of Kansas v. Wild Hog, Et Al.," Kansas History 5 (summer 1982): 139-146).


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Drawn in 1879 by Northern Cheyenne leader Porcipine in Dodge City Jail. Dodge City, Kansas; purchased by L.M. ...

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Plate No: 12
Page No: 20, 21
Media: Newsprint
Dimensions: 13 X 9 cm
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