“TIS TRUE THE INDIANS ARE ON THE WAR PATH AGAIN”:
AN “INDIAN SCARE” LETTER, KANSAS, 1885

A letter by a Kansas settler and militia member who distinguishes truth from falsehood in light of reports in eastern newspapers of Indian raids in Kansas.  Morrison belonged to the Coldwater Militia, Company A, which was formed in Coldwater, Kansas to defend against a possible attack by hostile Cheyennes. As.....