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American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

The Serial Set is a compilation of U.S. Congressional publications published by the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives about the bills and resolutions involved in lawmaking. It also includes reports of executive departments, government-funded institutions, and other independent organizations. Documents in the Serial Set are arranged in numeric series chronologically (not topically). This collection offers detailed contemporaneous documentation of political, military, and governmental activities related to indigenous peoples of the continental United States and Alaskan territory during the 19th century. These government documents were scanned from the print collections of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries and the University of Oklahoma Libraries. They were identified using Steven L. Johnson’s bibliography, Guide to American Indian Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899, published by Clearwater Publishing Company in 1977. Permission for use of descriptive subject annotations was granted by ProQuest LLC as successor in title to ownership of this publication. Individuals responsible for creating the database are Marilyn K. Nicely, Retired Law Librarian for Native American Digitization at the University of Oklahoma Donald E. Pray Law Library; Steve Beleu, retired librarian, Oklahoma Department of Libraries; Jeffrey Wilhite, Documents Librarian at the University of Oklahoma Libraries; Elaine B. Bradshaw, Librarian and Digital Repository Manager, University of Oklahoma Donald E. Pray Law Library; and student workers, Sarah K. Capps and Jared Johnson.

Submissions from 1844 1844

Report : Petition of J. Campau

Report : Petition of J. Campau

Report : Petition of J. Washington

Report : Petition of R. Barclay

Report : Petition of S. Steele and J. Daniel

Right of pre-emption

School lands in Ohio

Thomas Talbot and others

Winnebago Indians

Submissions from 1845 1845

Bent, St. Vrain, & Co

Captain J. B. Crozier's company of Tennessee volunteers

Charles R. Allen

Chickasaw Fund. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the investigation into the investment of the Chickasaw Fund.

Choctaw Academy in Kentucky

Contingent expenditures -- War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of expenditures from the contingent funds of the War Department, &c

Econchatimico, Indian chief

Estimates of appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1847.

Florida -- Militia service

George B. Russell

James M. Smith and L. T. Pease

Land sales in Northwestern District, Mississippi. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 20).

Lucien B. Webster

Mary Ann Bruner

Memorial of the American Indian mission association, praying the adoption of measures for promoting the permanent welfare of the various Indian tribes.

Memorial of the Cherokee Indians who have become citizens of the State of North Carolina, for the value of their property unlawfully sold by agents in the employment of the United States.

Memorial of the General Assembly of Missouri, praying that the southern boundary line of the proposed State of Iowa may be made to conform to the northern boundary line of the State of Missouri

Memorial of the Legislative Committee of Oregon, for the establishment of a territorial government under the protection of the United States

Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Florida, asking for the appointment of a board of commissioners to ascertain losses of citizens of Florida, by the destruction of their property in the Seminole War of 1836

Military posts on the route to Oregon

National edifices at Washington

On the Relief of F. Slocum and Children

Public buildings

Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances

Report from the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the 15th instant) a report of John Stockton, superintendent of the mineral lands on Lake Superior, with map, &c.

Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the Annual Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) a copy of a report of Walter Cunningham, late mineral agent on Lake Superior

Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information in relation to transfers of Chickasaw and Choctaw orphan and incompetent funds.

Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) information of facilities of approach to, and intercourse with, the mineral region of Lake Superior

Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) the report and correspondence of the board of inquiry, to prosecute an examination into the causes and extent of the discontents and difficulties among the Cherokee Indians

Report : Petition of H. Catlin

Resolutions of the Legislative Assembly of Wisconsin, to obtain the extinguishment of the Indian title to the lands north of the Fox River

Salaries of persons employed at Washington, &c

Samuel D. Enochs

Shurtz, Wood, Berry, and others

Thomas Bronough

Thomas T. Wright

William Brook et al

Submissions from 1846 1846

Aaron B. Mead and others.

Alabama -- Military claims

Amelia Brereton. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 287).

American Indian Mission Association. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 490).

Anthony Walton Bayard. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 270).

Aquilla Goodwin. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 352).

Assignee of P. G. Hambaugh.

Balances of appropriations, &c. &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the annual statement of the Second Comptroller, showing the balances of appropriations on the 1st of July, 1844, &c. &c

Benjamin Crawford.

Benjamin Johnson

Bennet M. Dell. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 322).

Boundary line between Iowa and Missouri. Memorial of the convention of the State of Missouri, on the admission of Iowa into the Union, and on the northern boundary of the State of Missouri

Captain J. Allen's expedition. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the report, journal, and map of Captain J. Allen, of the first regiment of dragoons, of his expedition to the heads of the Rivers Des Moines, Blue Earth, &c., in the northwest, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 29th of January, 1845.

Catharine Fulton. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 338).

Catlin's Indian gallery

Charles. M. Gibson

Charles M. Hudspeth

Charles Sumption

Cherokee disturbances. Message from the President of the United States, relative to the Cherokee difficulties.

Cherokee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information relative to outrages lately committed in the Cherokee Nation

Cherokee Indians. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 456)

Chickasaw fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting annual statement of credits and expenditures made on account of fund appropriated to carry into effect the treaties concluded by Chickasaw Indians on the 20th October, 1832, and 24th May, 1834

Chickasaw Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of War relative to the claims of the Chickasaw tribe of Indians, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 19th of December last.

Chickasaw Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting reports from the Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury, relative to the claims of certain Chickasaw Indians, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 19th of December last.

Choctaw Treaty. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of War relative to the claims arising under the Choctaw Treaty, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 31st of December last.

Communication from Henry R. Schoolcraft, relative to certain private land claims at Sault St. Mary, in the State of Michigan.

Compensation to officers and soldiers of the Indian Wars. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 2)

Cyrus Turner -- Heirs of. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 196)

Daniel Turnipseed

David S. Rodgers.

Disbursements to Indians. Letter from the Second Auditor, transmitting a report of disbursements to Indians for the year ending 30th September, 1845

Document in relation to the expediency of increasing the military defences of the country.

Documents in relation to difficulties existing in the Cherokee Nation of Indians.

Documents showing the amount required to carry into effect the Kansas Treaty, and to negotiate a treaty with the Chippewa and other Indians.

Estimates of appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1848

Extinguishment of Indian titles. Resolutions of the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin, relative to the extinguishment of the Indian title to certain lands

George B. Russell. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 415)

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