, 1869-05-10
THE SIOUX INDIANS.
Letter sronl Bishop sThlpplc.

Esters St ra1i Prraa:
Major Thon,i,sa7, Ia;e Indian Agent which Is IN
Just 70 Dr. Da1is;s and myself:
ton Sioux was placed In my hands without uy
knowledKe or coEscnt l wrote Immediately to
Senator Rauasef md Sen24or Henderson that I
eoga nns ,he qzf ~ md VI.
ttreiy dechne to aecept It Both Of these gentle
men assured me- that they you'd endeaEoE to hare
not Ecaide In my l!ocese, would bc aln,ost tnpos
stbsa for nc to lu1dl!t No change was made. After
xsoss % nc saat % unless would consent 10 act tho
Indians could not receive one dolla7 Of the arp1o-
pztat1on- 1t became . case of humanity and
Thompson, a thc Agent, had never resided On tho
reservation, and had been IN Washington for
to senti 10 the Indians some one whom knew per
snna1ly to te cvety Wnr dtted for the trust So
lected Dr. Jared ". Danieta because knew him
ever way capable and honest, and having resided
for seven years with these Indians he wAs familiar
with their hahts, character and necessities 1t
Gentlemen OF the highest character IN tho State
approved my choice have seen 20 occnsaon to
Il Was 60 late In the season belo.e rccore.s aoy
funds, that could not send to Dcrls Lake
Through the kindness Of tho Secretary Of War.
% tnia depsftmen. a sa va vas c a. sa0t saey
should 10 fed out Of army stores and the ucoo1nts
settled hy NE here. The goods for DeEtls Lake
Ind Like Traverse were purchased, through the
kindness Of persons Who felt m interest IN the
1ndinu2 It PRICES much loEer than TO the Wholesale
trade. John Robson. Of Philadetphta, sold me tho
blankets and cloth at prices to the tsale, md gayc
the Indians f5lD.
Aessls. Il. II, clAnln / Co, ,less-a James Kent,
Acssss Gfsnicls, Norris i CO sod me I'll goods 1T
cost, aud IN SONIC caaes lesa- J. II. SchanbeFger
sent the Indians t*enty-nre keGa Of nails free Of
lcss thin u1askct rAt.s and tho frcighs cariet By
Messre Rurbank Co. at IS cents Per hundred lezs
wassweFta nd found tSst tnere VA On
d1et1t q Indians nom the James River and
Major J. Il Brown, calling my attention to
| the fact that none Of These Indians weru en-
70 g. Of ~ seds sn tss
all goods aud provisions given to the 1ndans were
to te paid for In work. l had feared that should
comuandans Mt the fort. The immediate ca1se OF
complaint By Major Thompson against Dg. Daniels
lie dill not tell the the pnbc that in the act Of Ar-
preparation stsc!f It wAs stipulated fhas all goods
q provisions purchased y With thsse appcoptta:ons
certify that he had compared the same with
q
the certificate OF Major Halccpson, certifying TO
the delivery oi every article purchased for the In
io1e1 tasn tor I the Amy. III to tie theis
the importance Of having all tho Indians labor.
tic goods @ ma psoTsons were dsoased pr pr sa;a
e AZ Tho belonged on sne sssessaton. pr Dan.
iels has An accurate list Of eycrJ man, woman and
ss 1T. " aged s sn Children ~ We're asps requied
to lsoor. Provisions were Issued each
5ua4s % ne ;ssss ssasn h. r. to
goods Il Fort WadsWortn- As IT WAS not thought
tcss for all of the Indians to come for their pro
name = person whom fhey Wished to receive
their rattonss and IN esesy case shey we're 20 de-
lsersd In March fsseIssa ea Letter from asss
namcs he enclosed. we're suffering ftou, lack OF
fool sent thc letter to Dr. Daniels, rho sub
wish one or two exceptions, they bad received "a
I tons. The rcason for the exception Is known to
There are about 1900 Indians, men, women and
children, al Fort Wordsworth. They hare received
since the nrst Of November:
Ts3 bafTcla Of -four.
!! se,asD pounds Of beef, drcsseA
11,0oo pounds Of pork
9f3 bushels OF corr
s,4s6 pounds Of guGar.
/ LIST pounds Of cotee.
sis poanas Poands 81 81 tee.eoo sse
70 bl4nken-
1oo coAtA
. pairs panta
; l,4esk yarsls Of heavy linse1.
: It'll yards OF cAltce
STA JArtts delaine.
~ yards gFaJ fannel
r $50 yards heaEy caRafmeFc.
, 5O9H yards EIay list cloth.
ssi yafds Atlzntc ahcettng.
<9' !az,ls heavy blue check
: q. yar,la heavy curtain nannel
. IL dozen plush caps
Bes.aes many other artieles Of comfort shoai,
dams It Redwood % md u ieiloa Fl aeiIcine, 30. III
Chief poslttttS refused, AMI Congress bad plnces
+. the limits ot distribution beyond ny control A!
the Indians on the reservation have received thei
! ahare Of the goods and psuvtstor4 The article
distributed were charged to each Indian, and cal
: be examined hy aurone desiring 70 do 3d.
!. The renewal OF this trust for this year VAS uucl
against ny WILL I neatn declined The secTetar
| Of the Interior, tho Chairman OF the Indian Com
d | nlttee, seyesM Senators and Coucfassn4eur -
s11ed me that <. suiu:si l" mi III III
.-.r.vpt.stlon wonld in All probability b
:. ! lost The offer was made th4t I ahou1
II be considered as snlrlhug the uusl
!: | Il seltcted person IN whom had confidence =
!; ny agent l accepted tolcly frona sense 9
y Welsh, Of Philadelphia urging the FT4ends' oou
mltiee to tsJ and hare the appropriation put Int
other banda. he wrote me that 1t would be los
fteecpt 1t Is another burden to one who Is Rlrcad
, overworked. The tru8: Is one Of R:ea1 difficulty
= will tt to fulhl It tn the fear Of God. II WsA
my request, aad that Of Rev. Dr. Wlllianson tha
m. Daniels consented last fall to 10 up to Lax
o Tfayerse to care for these 1ndlanA- 1t !s Rros
> act Of injustice to lay 1t h1 door pAme Tor Wh1c
9 he ,s not Responsible / DO not think those wh
Know him vii! believe he lacks pity for the su1e1
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