JOHN CROOKS:
An Inventory of His Letters at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Crooks, John, 1829-1899, creator. | |
| Title: | Letters of appointment and introduction, | |
| Dates: | 1864-1889. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Appointment order (1864) as scout to accompany Henry H. Sibley's expedition to the James River and documents (1868, 1883, 1885, 1889) signed by Governor Wm. R. Marshall, H.H. Sibley, Geo. A. Brackett, C.S. Uline, Wm. Crooks, William Pfaender, and Bishop H.B. Whipple attesting to Crooks' service to white settlers during the U.S.-Dakota War. | |
| Quantity: | 1 oversize folder in reserve, unboxed. | |
| Location: | +Reserve 42: See Detailed Description for folder contents. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Crooks, also known as Sacred Stone Man, and Tukon-wa-cha-sta, was born in 1829. He lived near the Lower Sioux Agency in the Minnesota River Valley, and protected white captives during the U.S.-Dakota War. He died near Morton, Minnesota, on December 27, 1899, and is buried in Saint Cornelia's Episcopal Church Cemetery near Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Crooks' Dakota name is found spelled in various ways in the documents and in external sources.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Crooks, John. Letters of Appointment and Introduction. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 16,785
Processing Information:
Processed by: David B. Peterson
Catalog ID number: 990079050190104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| +Reserve 42 | 1 | Brig. General Sibley. Letter of appointment, June 16, 1864. ALS. | |||||||||
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| Marshall, Wm. R. Letter of introduction, November 18, 1868. ALS. | |||||||||||
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| Sibley, H. H. Letter of introduction, January 6, 1883. ALS. | |||||||||||
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| Pfaender, William. Letter of introduction October 20, 1885. ALS. | |||||||||||
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| Whipple, H. B. Letter of introduction, August 8, 1889. ALS. | |||||||||||
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CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1862-1865.
- Indian scouts.
- Document Types:
- Letters of introduction.
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