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Title
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Expedition to Powder River in 1865
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Description
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The last item on this microfilm roll is handwritten notes by an unknown soldier who was a member of General Patrick E. Connor's command on the expedition to Powder River in 1865. This expedition was against the Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians who were raiding the Bozeman Trail in Wyoming. Jim Bridger was a guide. The major battle which resulted from the expedition was the Battle of Tongue River.
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Date
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1865
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Proposed Charter and Minutes of Highland University
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Description
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The first section of this roll of microfilm contains the handwritten proposed charter of Highland University and minutes of the Board of Trustees, December 19, 1857, to November 12, 1868. It is noted on the microfilm that the original records are in the possession of Fenn Ward, Highland, Kansas. This note is dated October 15, 1958. The school was located in Highland, Doniphan County, Kansas, in the upper northeast corner of the state and within two miles of the older mission. It was under the care of the Highland Presbytery and ministered to the Sac and Fox Indians in that area. The school was chartered by the Territorial Legislature of Kansas in 1857 and was called Highland Presbyterial Academy.
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Date
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1857/1868
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Field Notes of the Survey of the Cherokee Lands
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Description
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The second item on this roll of microfilm is the "Field Notes of the Survey of the Cherokee Lands, surveyed in 1836-7 by John C. McCoy." This item contains 43 handwritten pages and is signed by John C. McCoy, September 20, 1837. It contains mention of the "meanders of Neosho River" and of the "Osage Lands."
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Date
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1836/1837
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Object Type
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Archival Material
