Reports and resolutions about Apache Indians, 1868-1873.

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Reports and resolutions about Apache Indians, 1868-1873.

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Summary: Handwritten six-page report of the Arizona Legislature's Committee on Military and Indian Affairs, signed by Chairman Daniel H. Stickney, dated December 9, 1868. It reports that the Territorial Militia has neither organization, arms or ammunition and presses for an increase in military protection from the Apaches. This is accompanied by a two-page, handwritten "Resolutions relating to Governor Safford's message and to Indian affairs in Arizona Territory approved by Arizonians in San Francisco, January 30, 1871." The resolutions were referred to the Committee on Military and Indian Affairs on February 13, 1871 and called for a war of subjugation against the Apache and for the government to provide arms and provisions to soldiers and volunteers in the field. Also present is a resolution, dated February 14, 1873, thanking George Crook and his men for the gallant and efficient way the war against the Apaches was being conducted.

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Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Crook, George, 1829-1890

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Crook was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Matthews Crook on a farm near Taylorsville, Montgomery County, Ohio (near Dayton). Nominated to the United States Military Academy by Congressman Robert Schenck, he graduated in 1852, ranking near the bottom of his class. He was assigned to the 4th U.S. infantry as brevet second lieutenant, serving in California, 1852–61. He served in Oregon and northern California, alternately protecting or fighting against several Native American tribes. He commanded t...

Stickney, Daniel H.

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Arizona. Legislature. Committee on Military and Indian Affairs.

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Biographical note: Daniel H. Stickney went to California during the Gold Rush, arrived in Tucson in 1857, worked as a merchant, was imprisoned at Fort Yuma during the Civil War, was a member of the Territorial Legislature from 1864 until his death in 1871. He was chairman of the Committee on Military and Indian Affairs in 1868. From the description of Reports and resolutions about Apache Indians, 1868-1873. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: ...