Bull Nose collection, 1887 May-1896 Dec.

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Bull Nose collection, 1887 May-1896 Dec.

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Letters or notes of reference (5 items) from various Crow Agency Indian agents either vouching for Bull Nose, Crow chief, or grant him permission for an activity such as hunting off the reservation; note (1 item) vouching for the good character of Bull Nose which is signed by three Indian men from different tribes; and a letter (1890) addressed to "My dear friend" with the heading Pine Ridge Agency.

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Bull Nose

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Bull Nose, described within this collection as a Crow chief, was probably born in Montana in the early decades of the 1800s. By the period of this collection, he and many other Native Americans confined to reservations were forced to rely on the good will of Indian agents for letters which provided permission for travel, hunting, and working off the reservation. From the description of Bull Nose collection, 1887 May-1896 Dec. (University of Montana, Mansfield Library). WorldCat recor...

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Crow Indian Agency

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The Crow Indian Agency was established in Montana Territory by a treaty concluded at Fort Laramie on May 7, 1868. An earlier treaty had been made at Fort Laramie on September 17, 1851, establishing various tribal boundaries in Montana, but had never been ratified formally. The 1868 treaty provided for the construction of an agency complex on the south side of the Yellowstone River near Otter Creek, and the assignment of Indian agents to locally administer tribal affairs and relations with the Un...

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency

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Federal agency responsible for administration of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota; Record Group 75. From the description of General Correspondence, 1905-1926 [microform]. (South Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 53436124 From the description of Main Decimal File, 1900-1965 [microform]. (South Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 53438072 From the description of Miscellaneous Correspondence Received, 1871-1907 [microform]. (South Dakota St...