Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Indian Territory U.S. Commissioners' Case Files

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Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Indian Territory U.S. Commissioners' Case Files

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National Archives at Kansas City

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National Archives at Kansas City

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Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876

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Tilghman, Billy

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Masterson, Bat, 1853-1921

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Bat Masterson (born William Barclay Masterson, Nov. 26, 1853, Henryville, Quebec–d. Oct. 25, 1921, New York City, NY) moved to the Grait Plains as a teen to hunt buffalo. In 1874 he was involved in a five-day siege by several hundred Comanche Indian warriors at Adobe Walls, Texas; Masterson was one of just 28 hunters who defended the outpost during the attack. He then signed on as a U.S. Army scout with Colonel Nelson Miles. Masterson moved to Dodge City, Kansas and became sheriff in 1877. In 18...