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Indian Interpreter Seeks Father-in-Law in Sioux Quest
Ignatius Court, a Fort Totten interpreter and Sioux leader, pursues his wife’s former father, Captain Harbeck, a retired U S Army officer, now in Rochester New York. Court’s long search spans Washington letters, a 1869 marriage, and a tale of trails, funds, and renewed native customs under government oversight.
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