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[Footnote 166: For example, William P. Davis that had been named
Agent of Seminole, while despairing of never to reach his/her place, you/he/she had gone in
the army [Gives to John S. Davis of Albany Nuovo, Indiana, April 5 th 1862,
Indian Office _Letter Book_, no. 68, p. 39]. George C. Snow of
County of Parke, Indiana was named in his/her place [Gives to Snow,
January 13 th 1862, Ibid., no. 67, p. 243].]
a lot of contingents; for the refugees, even if Streams for the more, it was
representative of almost every one of the not-native tribes of
Indian territory.
It is not an easy matter to say, with some shows of approach to demand
figures, how many the refugees numbered. [167] for weeks and weeks,
they being almost continually entering and also the very first one the relationships
you bear mistrustful signals of the exaggeration that you/he/she is become really notorious
how graft and peculation entered more and more the calculation.
Apparently, all those that, in never so it disdains a degree, it handled the
relief-funds, omit, the men of army, were interested perhaps, in
making the numbers appear as great as possible. The greatest the need
represented, the greatest the sum that was able, with convenience it is
in demand and the greatest the opportunity for graft. Farmers, dealers,
and some government agents were, in this respect, entirely guilty
together.
There was any possibility of error, however deliberate or
otherwise, on the abandonment of the refugees. It was inconceivably
horrible. The time in winter of end of December and beginning of January it had
very inclement state and the Indians had walked to work through him, on
covered with snow, rocky, trailless puts and desolate grassland, near three
one hundred miles. When they began, they were not too well them of it
provided that with dressing; for them you/they had departed in a hurry, and, before
they found to Fall River, not some of their it was absolutely naked. Them
it didn't practically have anybody it extends, any bed-coverages, and no provisions. Dr.
A.B. Campbell, a surgeon sent from General Hunter,[168] you/he/she had arrived