State of California, Office of the Board of Examiners. Dateline Sacramento, August 15th, 1861. Issued to A. Pool for $273.33 for "his services as teamster in the "Modoc War" in the Expedition against the Indians in Siskiyou County in the year 1855." Signed by William C. Kibbe as president and the clerk (illegible). Reverse endorsed by A. Pool. Black print on light purple paper. 5.5 x 8.25" Folds, creases, light discoloration. William Chauncey Kibbe (1822-1904) was a California pioneer and the third Adjutant General of California. He oversaw the California Militia from its beginnings through most of the American Civil War. _x005F
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Usually we think of the Modoc War as the battles that took place in northeastern California and southeastern Oregon from 1872 to 1873. This receipt is for an earlier Modoc War tied to the larger California Indian Wars. In Siskiyou County in 1855, white citizens were engaged with the Shasta, Klamath River, and Modoc Tribes. At Humbug City (on Humbug Creek), violent engagements with Native Americans began on July 24, 1855 in what was known as the Humbug War. To help, the Siskiyou Guard was organized at the end of 1855 and was composed of 70 men. In August 1856, they combined with two other volunteer companies to deal with Indian hostilities at Tule Lake. _x005F
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Date: 1861Country (if not USA): State: CaliforniaCity: Siskiyou CountyProvenance: