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Show Treaties and Agreements - 670 dated Mar. 27, 1890, to the chiefs of the So. Ute Indians and they held a council to discuss it. The chiefs again stated that all the people wanted to go to the new reservation and they could not understand why they were not permitted to do so, since they had signed the treaty. They requested fatter beef, more flour, colorful blankets, and disbursement of annuities before winter set in. May 27, 1890 Childs, T. J (?) Letter to (?) Childs submits some vouchers for expenses incurred during his assignment on the commission negotiating the treaty with the So. Ute Indians. ( The letter is difficult to read.) FRCD/ RG 75 Aug. 28, 1890 Bartholomew, Charles A., Indian Agent, So. Ute Agency Letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs The agent informs the commissioner that the So. Ute Indians met together to discuss the failure of the U. S. government to abide by the conditions of the recent treaty. Some of the Indians say they will go to the new reservation by the 1st of October, whether or not Congress approves the treaty. Bartholomew asks the their gratuity money, which has not arrived as it should have, be forwarded quickly, in order to help settle the tense situation. FRCD/ RG 75 Sept. 2, 1890 Teller, H. M., U. S. Senate Letter to T. J. Morgan, Commissioner of Indian Affairs Teller has read newspaper reports of the recent Indian council at the So. Ute Agency during which their removal to Utah was discussed. Teller requests " a copy of any of all reports bearing upon this meeting." NA, RG 75, BIA/ 27056 |
