. I
issued a territorial bond, and as it is the first government bond that
ever was issued in all the country that lies between the Mississippi to
the Rocky Mountains, I give it in full.

"I, Stephen R. Riggs, missionary among the Sioux Indians, and I,
Charles E. Flandrau, United States Indian agent for the Sioux,
being satisfied that Mak-pi-ya-ka-ho-ton and Si-ha-ho-ta, two
Sioux Indians, have performed a valuable service to the
Territory of Minnesota and humanity, by rescuing from captivity
Mrs. Margaret Ann Marble, and delivering her to the Sioux
agent, and being further satisfied that the rescue of the two
remaining white women who are now in captivity among
Ink-pa-du-ta's band of Indians depends much upon the liberality
shown towards the said Indians who have recovered Mrs. Marble,
and having full confidence in the humanity and liberality of the
Territory of Minnesota, through its government and citizens,
have this day paid to the two said above named Indians, the sum
of five hundred dollars in money, and do hereby pledge to said
two Indians that the further sum of five hundred dollars will be
paid to them by the Territory of Minnesota or its citizens
within three months from the date hereof.

"Dated May 22nd, 1857, at Pa-Ku-ta Zi-zi, M. T.
"STEPHEN R. RIGGS,
"_Missionary A. B. C. F. M_.

"CHAS. E. FLANDRAU,
"_U. S. Indian Agent for Sioux._"

This bond differed materially from some that were issued by Minnesota
afterwards, in being paid promptly at maturity.

My expedition brought in Miss Gardner, but Mrs. Noble and Mrs. Thatcher
were killed before relief reached them.

All this occurred before I heard of the action of the legislature, and
was done wholly on my individual responsibility. I, however, reimbursed
myself for the outlay from the state funds, and covered the balance of
the appropriation into the treasury.

Very shortly after the rescue of Miss Gardner, while at the Redwood
agency, I received a note from Sam Brown, a trader at Yellow Medicine,
by an Indian courier, which informed me that Ink-pa-du-ta and several
of his band were at the Yellow Medicine river. I at once determined to
kill or capture them, and sent word back that I would be on hand with a
proper force on the morning of the second day, and that he must send an
Indian who knew where to find them, who would meet me at midnight on th