Note 307 — IV. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE FIRST INDIAN EXPEDITION
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Footnote 307:
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The message, addressed to "Mutual Friend," was an assurance of the continued interest of the United States government in the inhabitants of Indian Territory and of its determination to protect them [Coffin to Ross, June 16, 1862, Indian Office General Files, Southern Superintendency, 1859-1862, C 1684].