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Show . AID FOR BLACK HAWK INDIAN WAR VETERANS Gunnison, Utah, Nov. 21. Editor Sanpete Free Press: May I ask you through your esteemed es-teemed paper to invite the Black Hawk War Veterans residing in Sanpete county to unite in asking our representatives in congress to urge the passage of S. Bill 4492, being a bill introduced by Senator Rawlins, March 14, 1902, for the reimbursement of the State of Utah for expenses incurred in suppressing suppress-ing Indian hostilities in 1865-66-67. We propose the following memorial me-morial to our Senators and Representative Repre-sentative in the United States Con-eress: Con-eress: "Sirs: Now more than 35 years "" since the people of Utah, and particularly par-ticularly Sanpete county, for the space of three years, went through a most troublesome and disastrous time, in the loss of many lives and much property, and at-the same time performing arduous militia services for three years, without remuneration as yet; and not a few towns and villages had to be evac- uated, and the people move to other places, where they could be protected pro-tected against the hostile marauding maraud-ing Indians. Hence many homes and farms had to be broken up, causing great loss to an already very impoverished people. We therefore most respectfully ask our Utah Senators and Representative Repre-sentative to come to our aid, by adopting such measures as in their wisdom they may deem proper, to bring before Congress mentioned Senate Bill 4492, for reimbursement reimburse-ment to the-State of Utah for expenses ex-penses incurred in suppressing Indian In-dian hostilities, and to urge its speedy passage; well to be remembered remem-bered the sufferings caused by having hav-ing the payment of an honest debt to poor people delayed for more than hirty-five years, amounting to one million one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, for militia mili-tia services, provisions and necessary neces-sary equipments, in the years of 1865-66 and 67, furnished by. a poor people, comparatively new settlers in a new country, under most harrassing conditions at that time. Very respectfully submitted by Christian A. Madsen. |