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Aug 27, 1846

Journal Entry

August 27, 1846 ~ Thursday

27th [FIGURE] I met in council with the Twelve
High Council with two tribes of
Indians first with the Otoes the object of
the council was to get the privilege of staying on
the land this season & to use wood grass & water
for two or three years or as long as we would
wish while gathering to the Mountains And there
seemed to be a dispute between the two tribes
who owned the land the Otoes said the land
was theres we conversed some with there cheif
And he went home the chief with 5 or 6 others
were present. we then all met in council with
the Omaha's the old chief name was big Elk

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
I met with the Twelve and High Council with two tribes of Indians. The object was to get permission to stay on the land that season and to use wood grass and water for two or three years or as long as we wished while gathering to the mountains. We first met with the Otoes between whom and the Omahas there was a dispute as to who owned the land The Otoes said the land was theirs. The chief with five or six others were present. We talked to him and he went home.

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Wilford severely injured by falling tree while cutting logs to build his family a cabin: breaks breastbone, three ribs, suffers internal injuries.

Aug 27, 1846