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Archival Materials
MS 834 Council at Fort Defiance, N. M. with the Navajos
Creators:
ANONYMOUS
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Dates:
November 5, ca. 1869 or 1870
Size:
9 Pages
Collection ID:
NAA.MS834
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
Transcript in English of Council meeting, mainly concerning raids being made against Mormon settlers by the Navajo or other Indians. Names of only two speakers are written out: Barboncito [chief of the Navajos, d. 1870] and Captain Bennett [probably Captain F. T. Bennett, Navajo agent in 1869]. Other speakers are indicated only …