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Letter from Assistant Commissioner E.B. Merritt to William Wash dated June 16, 1917

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Title Letter from Assistant Commissioner E.B. Merritt to William Wash dated June 16, 1917
Subject Indian Reservations Utah; Indians of North America--Government relations; Indian agents; Indians of North America--Social life and customs; Peyote; Indians of North America; Religion; Culture; Federal government; Indigenous peoples--North America
Keywords Indian Agency; Reservations; Correspondence; Superintendency; Native Americans
Publisher Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
File Name 2of2-Fd13-SS007
Tribe Ute
Language eng
Description In response to William Wash's correspondence, E.B. Merritt provides reasons why the federal and state government ban peyote use. He advises Wash to discuss the matter with his superintendent
Type Text
Coverage Fort Duchesne (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.)
Format application/pdf
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6cz640h
Holding Institution American West Center
Creator Meritt, Edgar Briant, 1874-
Date 1917-06-16
Spatial Coverage Fort Duchesne (Utah); Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Utah); Utah; Washington (D.C.)
Setname uaida_main
ID 381249
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6cz640h