Authorized copy of B. V. Cummins’ manuscript on the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache Reservation in Oklahoma Territory, 1900
Description
Cummins, an Old Soldiers Declaratory Statement Filing Agent, offers a description of Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache lands to be opened for settlement (these lands in southwestern Oklahoma were opened by lottery June 9 to August 6, 1901). He discusses the soil, water, timber, climate, and territorial laws. He then offers to file a soldier's declaratory statement for a fee. Folder 1
Dates
- Creation: 1900
Creator
- Cummins, B. V. (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 1 item(s)
Medium
ink on paper
Cultural context
Genre / Form
- Copy
- English (language)
- Manuscript
- manuscripts
- indigenous people -- indigenous person -- native peoples
Geographic
Style / Period
- Apache (culture or style) -- Apaches
- Comanche (culture or style)
- Kiowa (culture or style) -- Kiowan
- Native American (culture or style) -- American Indian -- Indigenous American
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the Gilcrease Museum/Helmerich Center for American Research Repository