Name/Title
Letter to Harry L. George from Ira C. DeaverEntry/Object ID
Q1430.635.101NDescription
A typed letter to Harry L. George from Ira C. Deaver discusses the relocation and history of a small group of Modoc Indians. Vol II pg. 101N
The document from the Department of the Interior, United States Indian Service, discusses the relocation and history of a small group of Modoc Indians, under the jurisdiction of the Seneca Indian School and Quapaw Agency in Wyandotte, Oklahoma. The letter explains that 153 Modocs were brought from Oregon as prisoners of war in 1873 for their involvement against the United States troops at the Lava Beds in the Cascade Mountains. The document mentions their leader, Captain Jack, and outlines their displacement from northern California and southern Oregon to the Klamath Indian Reservation, the subsequent hardships they faced, and efforts to avoid starvation, leading to conflict with U.S. troops.
It goes on to discus events from around eighteen years prior when certain individuals were given land allotments and imprisonment restrictions were lifted. The letter notes that many of these individuals returned to their former homes and have since passed away, leaving only about 65 who remain. It specifies that few from Oregon, including Chief Yellowhammer and Mrs. Clinton, remain.Subject
Ira C. Deaver
Department of the Interior
United States Indian Service
Wyandotte, Okla.
Seneca Indian School
Quapaw Agency
Modoc Indians
Oregon
Lava Beds
Cascade Mountains
Captain Jack
Klamath Indian Reservation
Chief Yellowhammer
Ben Lawyer
Jennie ClintonSubject Person/Organization
Harry L. George Collection
