There is a portion of the 1865 treaty with the Cheyenne and Arapaho that names Edmund Guerrier, along with several other people. This list of names, and the context of the list, has been of great interest to me. These people were some of the survivors of the Sand Creek Massacre, and each of them have amazing individual stories that are fascinating. Here is Article 5 of the treaty:
"At the special request of the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe Indians, parties to this treaty, the United States agree to grant, by patent in fee-simple, to the following-named persons, all of whom are related to the Cheyennes or Arrapahoes by blood, to each an amount of land equal to one section of six hundred and forty acres, viz: To Mrs. Margaret Wilmarth and her children, Virginia Fitzpatrick, and Andrew Jackson Fitzpatrick; to Mrs. Mary Keith and her children, William Keith, Mary J. Keith, and Francis Keith; to Mrs. Matilda Pepperdin and her child, Miss Margaret Pepperdin; to Robert Poisal and John Poisal; to Edmund Guerrier, Rosa Guerrier, and Julia Guerrier; to William W. Bent's daughter, Mary Bent Moore, and her three children, Adia Moore, William Bent Moore, and George Moore; to William W. Bent's children, George Bent, Charles Bent, and Julia Bent; to A-ma-che, the wife of John Prowers, and her children, Mary Prowers and Susan Prowers; to the children of Ote-se-ot-see, wife of John Y. Sickles, viz: Margaret, Minnie, and John; to the children of John S. Smith, interpreter, William Gilpin Smith, and daughter Armama; to Jenny Lind Crocker, daughter of Ne-sou-hoe, or Are-you-there, wife of Lieutenant Crocker; to — Winsor, daughter of Tow-e-nah, wife of A. T. Winsor, sutler, formerly at Fort Lyon. Said lands to be selected under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, from the reservation established by the 1st article of their treaty of February 18, A. D. 1861: Provided, That said locations shall not be made upon any lands heretofore granted by the United States to any person, State, or corporation, for any purpose."
One name that seems to be missing from this list is Robert Bent. His brothers George and Charles, and his sister Julia are listed. Of course, Robert was not "inside" the Indian camp at Sand Creek, he was forced to lead the soldiers to the camp. To me, Robert was still a victim, don't you think?
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I humbly submit as I am not myself a native American:
My great grmother's brothers were lawmen in the old west and one of them, John Meagher, married Thomas Fitzpatrick's dau. Virginia Thomasine. Thomas's wife, Margaret [snake woman] was 1/2 Arapaho. It always bothered me that Andrew Jackson Fitzpatrick would have joined Custer's 7th Cavalry seeing that his family had been at Sand Creek [but,until you have walked in their mocassins]. He and his mother and sister were awarded land in Indian Territory [soon to become El Reno, Ok.] Thomasine distinguished herself with many accomplishments.Andrew Jackson died tragically at 19 in an accident [railroad]. Tho. John & Virginia Thomasine's marriage did not last they had a daughter and a son Henry who was selected to be a Rough Rider with Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish American War. Unfortunately, tho. married 3 times he left no issue. "Broken Hand" is a wonderful biography on the life of Thomas Fitzpatrick w/references to his family as well.
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