Letter to Peter Bradt from Solomon Brown, 4 March 1859

Abstract

Letter to Peter Bradt from Solomon Brown, dated at Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, 4 March 1859. The letter describes life on the Indian Reserve where Brown is located. The government had a station here under the name of Indian Department. There was an uprising here in 1862 by the Sioux Indians which destroyed the department, missions and several white settlements. Also contains a list of inhabitants of Yellow Medicine in 1860. Solomon Brown is listed as the Supt. of Schools.