The Northern Cheyenne men traded, sold, and gifted their ledgers to various people. One was Sallie Straughn. We know that her husband John Straughn served as the prison warden of Dodge City during the time the Cheyenne men were imprisoned. Inevitably, Sallie would have come in contact with these Cheyenne men. It was not likely that Mrs. Straughn had much time to be out and about, since she had four small children (Cassie, thirteen; Louis, seven; Franklin, five; and Carl, two months old).

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