Dunnigan, Frank Letter to Bureau of Indian Affairs concerning Crazy Horse and Custer Massacre, 1965
Entry/Object ID
AM1991.22.4AB
Scope and Content
Dunnigan, Frank Letter to Bureau of Indian Affairs Concerning Crazy Horse and General Custer Massacre of June 25, 1876. Mr. Dunnigan stated that he owns the original ear ring which Crazy Horse wore at the massacre. A few days later General Crook attended a meeting with Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. He took Captain Stanley with him. Stanley noticed that Crazy Horse had on one ear ring. He asked him where the other was and he said he lost it at the Custer Massacre. Dunnigan was looking for the place of this meeting which he believes in the vicinity of Ft. Robinson at Crawford, Nebraska. He also asked if some Museum in Omaha might like that ear ring before he dies. Dated January 18, 1965.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Letter
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Correspondence
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Custer Massacre, Native American, Battle of Little Big Horn
