Governor of Arizona: “I found upon the receipt of these arms that many of our citizens were without arms or armed with inferior weapons, and I considered it my duty..."

Governor of Arizona: “I found upon the receipt of these arms that many of our citizens were without arms or armed with inferior weapons, and I considered it my duty, in advance of your action, to place them in the hands of those most exposed to Indian hostilities, and least able to purchase them.”, Jan. 14, 1871