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David G. Burnet's letters describing the Comanche Indians with an introduction by Ernest Wallace
West Texas Historical Association year book • 30 • Published In 1954 • Pages: 115-140
By: Burnet, David Gouverneur, Wallace, Ernest.
Abstract
This source contains letters written by a traveller who was in contact with the Comanche of Texas in 1818-1819. The letters cover a variety of topics including band locations, religion, polygamy, warfare, general observations on standard of living, and a brief word list. The coverage of any one topic is sketchy at best, but the source is of interest because it contains an eyewitness account dating to the early 19th century.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2019
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Plains and Plateau
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Traveler
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Eleanor C. Swanson ; 1978
- Field Date
- 1818-1819
- Coverage Place
- Texas, United States
- Notes
- by Ernest Wallace
- Includes bibliograpahical references
- LCCN
- 25017819
- LCSH
- Comanche Indians