Bent, George, 1843-1918 -- Archives.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection comprises correspondence and manuscript drafts for the book, Life of George Bent, Written from His Letters. George Bent's letters to George Hyde described life with the Cheyennes, Arapahoes, Comanches and other tribes of the Arkansas and Platte valleys. The letters include information on events such as the Indian wars, Sand Creek massacre, Julesburg raid, Platte bridge and also the Indians who took part in these and other battles....