Fort Gibson, Indian Territory, February 9, 1871.
SIR: Please inform us if the widow of George Fieske, formerly of Company E, Second Indian Home Guards, has remarried or died since the death of the soldier; also if the soldier left any children under sixteen at the time of his death, and the names and dates of birth (and, if any have died, the dates of death) of any such, as well as who is the authorized guardian of the children.
Respectfully, yours,
F. E. FOSTER,
Special Agent United States Pension-Office.
Hon. RED BIRD SIX-KILLER,
Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation.