Letter : Bull Head Issue Station, Standing Rock Agency, N.D., to Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Washington, D.C., 1901 May 31.
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Fort Yates, North Dakota. From the description of Census schedules, 1887-1888. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17998486 Federal agency responsible for administration of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, North and South Dakota; originally named Grand River Agency, renamed Standing Rock Agency ca. 1874. From the description of Letter book, 1871; 1877. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat ...
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