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Return of Indian Captives held in custody at Fort Sumner, December 1865

This return shows the number of Navajo and Apache present and absent, subdivided by men, women, children, and invants; gains and losses; and remarks explaining changes in the number of the Indian population.

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Return of Indian Captives held in custody at Fort Sumner, December 1865

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This return shows the number of Navajo and Apache present and absent, subdivided by men, women, children, and invants; gains and losses; and remarks explaining changes in the number of the Indian population.