At his request a petition was prepared to…
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Mescalero Agencyorg
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a.k.a. agent of the Mescaleros
United States Department of the Interiororg
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a.k.a. secretary of the interior
Roman Chiquitoperson
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a.k.a. Roman Chiquito, Roan, Roman
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At his request a petition was prepared to
the secretary of the interior praying that he
might be given a small piece of land with a de-
cently furnished cabin upon it and a wagon
and team. He said if this were done, he would
work and earn his own living and cease to be
a burden upon the government. His petition,
favorably endorsed by his many friends, includ-
ing such men as the late Judge Bristol, was
granted by the secretary and the then agent
of the Mescaleros was directed to carry Ro-
man’s wishes into effect. It was never done,
the agent interposed every obstacle, and when
Roman, through his white friends, remonstrated
the agent gave as an excuse that “Roman Chi-
quito was a promising young man and that his
spiritual welfare demanded that he should not
be removed from the christianizing influences
surrounding him on the reservation” ( !)