Battey, Thomas C. (Thomas Chester), 1828-1897

Thomas C. Battey, a Quaker working with the Kiowa Indians at the Kiowa Agency, Fort Sill, Indian Territory, author of The Life and Adventures of a Quaker Among the Indians (1875).

From the description of Thomas C. Battey letters to his family, 1874 Mar-Jul. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78303478

From the description of Thomas C. Battey letters to his family, 1874 Mar-Jul. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702162730

Thomas C. Battey, born in Starksboro, Vermont in 1828, was a Quaker missionary and teacher to the Caddo, Cheyenne, Apache, and Kiowa Indians. In 1871 Battey moved to Indian Territory to work with the Caddo Indians; two years later Kicking Bird, a Kiowa chief, asked him to start a school for the Kiowa children near Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was later appointed field agent for the Kiowa Agency. Due to his failing health, Battey returned to his farm in Viola, Kansas in 1874. His book, The life and adventures of a quaker among the indians, was published in 1875. Battey moved to Ohio in 1890 and died of cancer in 1897.

From the description of Letters and drawings of Thomas C. Battey, 1871-1996 (bulk 1871-1895). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122443351