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Lot #8080
Comanche and Kiowa Reservation Census Report (c. 1869)

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Manuscript document, three pages on two sheets, 7.75 x 9.75, February 1, 1869. Census report on the "Strength of the Indians belonging in the Southern Indian district from actual count and the best authority, Feb. 1, 1869," at the "Comanche & Kiowa Agency," listing the populations of seven different Comanche tribes—amounting to over 2,400—plus smaller bands of Kiowas and Apaches. The second page lists "Names of Principal Chiefs" of the Kiowas, Comanches, and Wacoes, with both transliterations (e.g. "Sa-tan-ta," "Ta-ne-one-koe," "To-han-san") and English translations ("White Bear," "Kicking Bird," "Little Mountain"). In fine condition, with scattered light staining.

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