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and died of consumption about four years ago. The younger child, 

 Julia Given, was until recently employed in one of the mission schools 

 on the reservation. 



Bearing on the subject of the arrest of the three chiefs and the 

 death of Set-iingya, we quote at length from a, letter written by Lawrie 

 Tatum, the first agent for the Kiowa and associated tribes, from whom 

 the author has obtained much valuable information ia response to let- 

 ters of inquiry. Mr Tatum, who is now (1806) living in Springdale, 

 Iowa, at the advanced age of 75 years, is a member of the Society of 

 Friends, and was appointed, on their recommendation, in accordance 

 with the "Indian peace policy" of President Grant, soon after the 

 tribes were brought upon the reservation. Ue took charge, as he 

 states, July 1, 1809, and resigned March 31, 1873, in consequence of the 

 release of Set-t'ainte and Big-tree, a measure which he opposed, as it 

 was on his motion that these men were originally arrested. During his 

 incumbency he rescued a number of white ca[)tives withcmt ransom — 

 a thing before unexampled. On this point he states, in a letter of 

 March 31, 1806: 



I recovered fourteen white captives from tlje Indians, two of whom had forgotten 

 their names and every word of English. I advertised for their parents and found 

 them. I also recovered twelve Mexicans. I was the first agent, I think, that those 

 Indians had, who obtaiued captives of them without paying a ransom. A part of 

 them were jirocured by withholding rations from the band that had them, and a part 

 were obtained by means of the leverage that Colonel Maclcenzie gave by taking a 

 hundred women .and ihildreu from a raiding camp to Texas. 



His stringent measures at times brought him into disfavor with his 

 CO religionists, but had great influence in bringing these unruly tribes 

 under effectual control. He writes, under date of April 7, 1890: 



fieneral Sherman called at my office, Kiowa and Comanche agency, Indian Terri- 

 tory, fifth month, 23, 1871, to see if I knew of any Indians having gone to Texas 

 lately. He said that a party of Indians, supposed to number about one hundred and 

 fifty, had attacked a train of ten wagons about 17 miles from I'ort Richardson and 

 killed the trainmaster and six teamsters. Five others escaped. Being at the fort 

 at the time, he gave orders for the available troops to follow them with thirty days' 

 rations and report at Fort .Sill. 



I told the general that I could not then tell what Indians they were, but thought 

 that I could ascertain in a few days. Four days later the Indians came after their 

 rations. Before issuing I asked the chiefs to come into the oftlce, iiud told them of 

 the tragedy in Texas, and wished to know if they could tell by what Indians it had 

 been committed. Satanta immediately arose and said: 



"Yes ; I led in that raid. I have been told that you have stolen a large amount of 

 our annuity goods and given them to the Texans. I have repeatedly asked for arms 

 and ammunition, which ha%'e not been furnished, and made other requests which 

 have not been granted. You do not listen to my talk. The white people are pre- 

 paring to build a railroad through our cimntry, which will not be permitted. Some 

 years ago they took ns by the hair and pulled us here close to Texas, where we have 

 to fight them. When Generiil Custer was here some years ago he arrested me and 

 kept me in confinement several days, but that is played out now. There are never 

 to be any more Kiowa Indians arrested. I want you to remember that. 



"On account of these grievances a short time ago I took about one hundred of 



