Telegram from E.B. Merrit, Assistant Commissioner to Buckskin Charlie, c/o Superintendent McKean Sept. 9, 1918

Title	Telegram from E.B. Merrit, Assistant Commissioner to Buckskin Charlie, c/o Superintendent McKean Sept. 9, 1918
Subject	Indians of North America--Government relations; Indians of North America--Law and legislation; Indian agents; Ignacio (Colo.); Indigenous peoples--North America
Spatial Coverage	Colorado; Utah
Keywords	White Mesa; Native Americans
Tribe	Ute
Publisher	Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Type	Text
Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
Rights	Digital Image © 2009 America West Center. All Rights Reserved.
OCR Text	Show Western Union (Southern Ute) September 9, 1918. Buckskin Charlie, Care of Superintendant McKean, Ignacio, Colorado. Your appeal relative registration. President wants all males of draft age, including Indians to register. Registration does not mean draft. Superintendent will assist your people in making just claims for deferred classification. Hope Indians will comply loyally. E.B. Merritt Assistant Commissioner.
ARK	ark:/87278/s61z70ws
Setname	uaida_main
ID	361197
Reference URL	https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61z70ws