Vaccinating Indians
Arapahoe and Cheyenne camp Special Agent H.T. Ketcham spent the winter of 1863-64 traveling alone from camp to camp vaccinating Indians against small-pox. In the months of October through December 1863...
View ArticleDining In A Kiowa Lodge
In April 1864, Special Agent H.T. Ketcham visited Kiowa camps along the Arkansas River. He included this description in an April 10, 1864 report to H.P. Dole, Commissioner of Indian Affairs:...
View ArticleTraders Took Advantage of Indians
From Fort Larned, Special Agent H.T. Ketcham wrote to John Evans, Governor of Colorado Territory, on April 4, 1864. He described how traders took advantage of the Indians who did not realize the value...
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