Reproduction of a work by Seth Eastman from a sketch by J. H. Eaton. Depicts Fort Defiance as built in 1851-1852. In the foreground, Native Americans approach the fort in a line on horseback; within the fort, U.S. Army soldiers drill. The fort is at the foot of an escarpment. One-third of the image is of sky
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Title from caption below image. and Below image, centered: Pl. 29.
A manuscript map of the region that Ten Broeck traveled through and described, drawn by Ernest Backus and inscribed to his wife, accompanies the report. The map also displays the route finally settled on for the wagon route. and Manuscript copy of an account kept by Peter G. Stuyvesant Ten Broeck, 1852 Mar 25-Apr 7, during his exploration of the northeast Arizona region where the Hopi live, transcribed and annotated by Major Backus on April 23, 1852. The report describes the six day journey by Ten Broeck and his military party to the Hopi village, Ten Broeck's first impressions of the Hopi village, and his observations of a Hopi dance ceremony intended to encourage rain for recently planted crops. Ten Broeck records the government, customs, beliefs, dress, family structure, and agricultural practices of the Hopi as well as their creation story. The account includes a description of the trip back to Fort Defiance as well events which occurred upon the party's return, including an apparent theft from two Mexican boys by a band of Indians, and the military's subsequent violent attempt to find the accused. Five pages of the account analyze a Navajo creation story, and discuss beliefs gleaned from the fort's Navajo interpreter, Santiago. A note from Backus appended to the manuscript indicates that the account was prepared for Backus's family and friends as entertainment.
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Peter G. Stuyvesant Ten Broeck was a surgeon in the United States Army, and was stationed at Fort Defiance in Arizona. In 1852 he was ordered by Major Ernest Backus to investigate a practicable wagon route to the Moqui (Hopi) village, and to report on the manners, customs, and history of the Hopi people. and Purchased from William Reese Co. on the Walter McClintock Memorial Fund, 2003.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Defiance (Ariz.)
Subject (Name):
Backus, Ernest and Ten Broeck, Peter G. Stuyvesant
Subject (Topic):
Hopi dance, Hopi Indians--Agriculture, Hopi Indians--Arizona--Social life and customs, Hopi Indians--Government relations, Hopi Indians--Politics and government, Hopi Indians--Religion, Hopi Indians--Rites and ceremonies, Hopi language, Hopi mythology, Kachinas, and Navajo Indians--Religion and mythology
ALS relating news of the Navajo attack on Fort Defiance, Arizona Territory, April 30, 1860, and discussing Donaldson's views on relations between the United States and the Navajos. The letter is bound with a typed transcript.
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Gift of Frederick W. Beinecke, 1960. and James Lowry Donaldson was an officer in the United States Army, 1836-1869, who served in the Second Seminole War, military occupation of Texas, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. He was chief quartermaster of the Department of New Mexico from 1858 to 1862.
Subject (Geographic):
Fort Defiance (Ariz.)
Subject (Name):
Donaldson, James Lowry, 1814-1885 and Mayer, Brantz, 1809-1879
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America--Arizona--Government relations, Indians of North America--New Mexico--Government relations, Indians of North America--Wars--Arizona, Navajo Indians--Government relations, and Navajo Indians--Wars
