Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter signed Col. A.D. Stewart to D.M. Frost regarding appointment of sutlers and authority given to Gen. Harney. Harney thinks he will close the war by making a treaty with all bands of Sioux; he recommends establishment of posts – one 250 miles below Fort Pierre, one at the mouth of the Big Sioux, and another at or near Fort Clark. Fort Pierre will not be abandoned. The 4 companies on the Upper Missouri, Mississippi, and Minnesota Rivers will join the headquarters of their regiment in the spring. No contract will be let here [Washington D.C.] for either corn or beef., 1856 Feb 14
Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection comprises papers of the Kennett and Frost families, including notes and receipts of the Kennett, White and Company, circa 1840; letters of D.M. Frost to his wife from Texas in 1852 regarding Indian wars and letters dated 1856 regarding the Sioux War; diary of Edwin Harrison, 1858, which concerns the social life of St. Louis; and Civil War letters of Ferdinand Kennett, Jr. (Confederate) to his parents, 1864. (The Kennett family left Selma Hall and moved to St. Louis during...
Dates:
1856 Feb 14