Rebecca, The index to the Indian Depredation Case Files shows the following Tates: Tate, John B, #5597 Tate, John C, #1911 Tate, John F, adm'r #5596 & 5597 If any of them are in your family tree, you might want to check out my web page at http://shell.rmi.net/~pacarter/depredations.html It will tell you how you can get a copy of the files from the National Archives. Paul