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ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Pratt, Richard Henry (Correspondent) / Dickens, Charles (Correspondent)
Created1901-11-02
DescriptionLetter to Dr. Montezuma- written from the San Carlos Apache Agency by his cousin Charles Dickens requesting the return of Dickens' sister from the Carlisle Indian School. Dickens asks Dr. Montezuma to intercede with Col. Pratt to do this. He also requests an accordion from the Montgomery Ward catalog.
… Letter Addressed to Carlos Montezuma … … Full metadata Title Letter Addressed to Carlos Montezuma Description Letter to Dr. Montezuma- …
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ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Pratt, Richard Henry (Correspondent)
Created1901-11-08
DescriptionPratt replies to Montezuma, discussing Montezuma's expenses- Pratt's payment of Montezuma for work at the San Carlos and Pima agencies and the payment of Montezuma's transport expenses from San Carlos to Bowie: also mentions the arrival of 14 Pima students at Carlisle.
… Pratt's Reply Letter to Montezuma … Full metadata Title Pratt's Reply Letter to … expenses- Pratt's payment of Montezuma for work at the San Carlos and Pima agencies and the payment of Montezuma's transport expenses from San Carlos to Bowie: also mentions the arrival of 14 Pima …
ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Author)
Created1894-01-01
Description
Montezuma describes the condition of Native Americans, who have lost their old way of life completely but are not yet acclimated to the modern society. He decries the Indian Bureau and the reservation system, and says that the "blood of Jesus Christ", combined with off-reservation work and education, will save

Montezuma describes the condition of Native Americans, who have lost their old way of life completely but are not yet acclimated to the modern society. He decries the Indian Bureau and the reservation system, and says that the "blood of Jesus Christ", combined with off-reservation work and education, will save the Indians. They are hand-written notes in pencil, with much crossed out- perhaps for a lecture or pamphlet "rough draft"? Montezuma mentions the year 1894: month and day are approximate.
Montezuma's Undated Notes … Full metadata Title Montezuma's … Date Created 1894-01-01 Contributors Montezuma, Carlos (Author) Topical Subject Indians of North … Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Primary Member of Carlos Montezuma's Wassaja Newsletter Identifier Identifier …
ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Author)
Created1887-09-07
DescriptionAutobiographical speech of Montezuma given in a Chicago suburb- Elmwood Park, Illinois? Recounts his life up to that point: at the time of the speech, he was still in medical school.
Montezuma's Notes of an Autobiographical Speech … Full metadata Title Montezuma's Notes of an Autobiographical Speech Description … school. Date Created 1887-09-07 Contributors Montezuma, Carlos (Author) Topical Subject Indians--Medicine … Autobiography Chicago, Illinois Montezuma, Carlos Elmwood Park, Illinois Extent 1 item, 5 pages …
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ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Burns, Michael (Correspondent)
Created1903-08-06
Description

Burns explains that he has misplaced a prior letter from Montezuma asking if the two of them could go on a trip through Arizona again. Burns says yes but is doubtful if the letter will reach Montezuma, and informs Montezuma he has left Camp Verde to live in Mayer, Yavapai

Burns explains that he has misplaced a prior letter from Montezuma asking if the two of them could go on a trip through Arizona again. Burns says yes but is doubtful if the letter will reach Montezuma, and informs Montezuma he has left Camp Verde to live in Mayer, Yavapai County, Arizona.

… Letter to Montezuma From Cousin Mike Burns … Full metadata Title … Arizona. Date Created 1903-08-06 Contributors Montezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) Burns, Michael (Correspondent) … Subject Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona Montezuma, Carlos Resource Type Image Extent 1 item Language eng …
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ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Russell, Joshua (Correspondent)
Created1919-06-03
Description

Letter to Montezuma from his friend Joshua Russell describing the farming conditions at Santan, Arizona, including irrigation water, crops of wheat, hay, corn and watermelon, and lack of fencing wire for allotted land.

… Letter to Montezuma From Joshua Russell … Full metadata Title Letter … land. Date Created 1919-06-03 Contributors Montezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) Russell, Joshua (Correspondent) … Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Primary Member of Carlos Montezuma's Wassaja Newsletter Identifier Identifier …
ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Hauke, C.F. (Correspondent)
Created1911-03-11
Description

Replying to Montezuma's earlier January letter of the same year, Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C.F. Hauke tells Montezuma that it is in the best interests of the Fort McDowell Indians to move to the Salt River Reservation.

… Letter to Montezuma From the Commissioner of Indian Affairs … Full … Date Created 1911-03-11 Contributors Montezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) Hauke, C.F. (Correspondent) Topical … Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Primary Member of Carlos Montezuma's Wassaja Newsletter Identifier Identifier …
ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Cornchief, Joe (Correspondent)
Created1920-06-15
Description

Various leaders ask Montezuma about the political status of the reservation and entreat him to protect their land and water rights.

… Letter to Montezuma From Salt River Leaders … … Full metadata Title … rights. Date Created 1920-06-15 Contributors Montezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) Cornchief, Joe (Correspondent) … Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Primary Member of Carlos Montezuma's Wassaja Newsletter Identifier Identifier …
ContributorsMontezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) / Dickens, Charles (Correspondent)
Created1911-02-09
Description

Letter to Montezuma from his cousin Charles Dickens: Dickens complains of the nosiness of a Mr. Coe (presumably the Indian agent?) and the misplacement of an earlier letter.

… Letter to Montezuma From Cousin Charles Dickens … Full metadata Title … letter. Date Created 1911-02-09 Contributors Montezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) Dickens, Charles (Correspondent) … Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike Primary Member of Carlos Montezuma's Wassaja Newsletter Identifier Identifier …
ContributorsKeller-Montezuma-Moore, Marie (Correspondent) / Montezuma, Carlos (Correspondent)
Created1921-08-01
Description

Addressing him as "Dear Wassaja", Marie Keller Montezuma writes her husband asking for money, for news of her mother, and copies of the magazine, detailing travel expenses, car trouble, and the misadventures of a trip across the Southwest.

… Letter to Montezuma From His Wife Marie … … Full metadata Title Letter … Keller-Montezuma-Moore, Marie (Correspondent) Montezuma, Carlos (Correspondent) Topical Subject Montezuma, Carlos Santa Fe, New Mexico Los Angeles, California Wassaja …