Incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1862-1870, of A.J. Faulk, written chiefly during his 1867-1869 governorship of the Dakota Territory. Also, Dec. 1867, annual address to the territorial legislature.

Gubernatorial correspondence with S.L. Spink, N.G. Taylor, P.H. Conger, W.T. Sherman, A.H. Terry, W.S. Rosecrans and other military officials mainly concerns the U.S. government’s intention to stop a proposed expedition to explore and settle unceded Black Hills Indian lands. Also discussed are the activities and report of the Indian Peace Commission, the mustering of volunteer cavalry, appropriations for the relief of destitute upper Missouri tribes, etc. Letters written to Faulk, 1862-1866, by former territorial governors William Jayne and Newton Edmunds concern the affairs of Faulk’s son-in-law, Walter A. Burleigh, and the post-Civil War growth and prosperity of Springfield, Ill. Among the many issues discussed in Faulk’s legislative address are the Black Hills, the Indian Peace Commission, and the future of the Indian.