Boggy Depot, C. N.

Thursday - Nov'r. 14. 1872

L. Tatum

U. S. Agent for Kiowas & Comanches

near Fort Sill. In. Ty.

Sir: - Finding at Chicago

and by your letter which I received

at Lawrence, that there was delay

about the wagons, I remained with

my party four or five days at Lawrence

-knowing there was no place to stay here.

Yesterday I reached Atoka - found

nothing there and hearing of the removal

to "Caddo" I went there with Indians.

There I could hear nothing of wagons

and had great difficulty in getting

my party from Caddo to this place.

By careful enquiry I satisfied myself

that no wagons to meet us were this

side of Cherokee town and accommo-

dations being inadequate here, all stores