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Captain John Crawford (John Wallace Crawford/Captain Jack Crawford), Non-Indian, 1847-1917
Previous owner
Elisha P. Slocum, Non-Indian, 1830-1911
Edith Story Gray, Mohegan, 1874-1966
Seller
Edith Story Gray, Mohegan, 1874-1966
Seller agent
Walt Killam (Walter Milton Killam), Non-Indian, 1907-1979
Presenter/funding source
John S. Williams (John Stanton Williams/John S. Williams, Sr.), Non-Indian, 1901-1982
Collection History
Collection history unknown; said to have been owned by the Hunkpapa leader Sitting Bull (ca. 1831-1890) and Captain John Crawford ("Captain Jack" Crawford, 1847-1917), of the Black Hills Rangers, but this is unlikely; formerly in the collection of Elisha P. Slocum (1830-1911), an agent for the Adams Express Company in the Dakotas and probably acquired by him in the 1870s; inherited by Slocum's wife's niece, Edith Story Gray (Mohegan, 1874-1966); purchased by MAI from Mrs. Gray in 1962 using funds donated by John S. Williams (1901-1982, a New York City stockbroker and MAI trustee).
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