Show claim claims for indian outrage outrages to thia this day suits are being I 1 instituted for slaves killed and stolen by the creek in deans during hostilities with that nation in in alabama the value of the human buman chattels being estimated at 1000 each there are numerous claims outstanding against the government for dog doga a taken by indians their worth being reckoned at from five to fifty dollars abom A woman in nebraska applied recently for repayment for or property destroyed by indians who on aug 7 ibba burned her bouse house and carried her into captivity for eighteen months not very vert dissimilar ts s the case of a woman at davenport la in who was captured in 1865 in southern kansas and held for or two months when she was bought ty by an indian trader for alwo 1600 and returned to civilization now she is suing for or i which was stolen on that occasion from rom her father who had brought the money from froin england in the shape of gold and notes of the dank bank of england claims for indian depredations against uncle sam aggregate ranging in amount all the way from 1975 to washington letter |