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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 1846 1846

Samuel Perry. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 463).

Stephen Johnston -- Heirs of. (To accompany Joint Resolution no. 38).

Stockbridge Indians. Memorial of the chiefs and sachems of the "Indian Party" of the Stockbridge Indians, praying for the repeal of the law of Congress of 1842 for their relief

Stockbridge Indians. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 321).

War Department -- Contracts. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contracts made under authority of that department during the year 1845

William A. Duer

William B. Stokes. (To accompany Joint Resolution H.R. no. 21).

William Marshall.

William Stubblefield

Willis Stephens

Wyandot Lands. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 405)

Submissions from 1847 1847

Archibald Loughrey. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 611).

Balances of appropriations. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the annual statement of the Second Comptroller, showing the balances of appropriations on the 1st of July, 1845, &c.

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.

Clerks and others employed in the War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement showing the names of the clerks and other persons employed in all the branches of that department.

Comanche and other Indians. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, accompanied by a report relative to the Comanche and other Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies.

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

George Galphin -- Executor of. (To accompany bill S. No. 88.).

Lawrence Van Dyck and others.

Letter from the Governor of Florida, in relation to depredations by the Seminole Indians.

Letter from the Second Auditor of the Treasury. transmitting copies of the accounts of persons charged with the disbursement of money, goods, or effects, for the Indians, &c.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting to the house a draught of a bill to provide for the establishment of a reservation for the Indians of the Colville Agency, in the Territory of Washington, and for the Cour d'Alene Indians, of the Territory of Idaho, with additional papers.

Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of additional appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending 30th June, 1848, and for fiscal year ending 30th June, 1849.

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting statements of contracts made under authority of that department during the year 1846.

Memorial of the heirs of families of the Cherokee Nation of Indians, and the children of their heirs and representatives, praying redress for the wrongs and injuries they have suffered by the officers of the United States in relation to certain reservations and pre-emptions of lands, and indemnities for improvements and spoliations.

Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirtieth Congress and other documents : State of the Union Address, 1847

Notes of a military reconnoissance, from Fort Leavenworth, in Missouri, to San Diego, in California, including part of the Arkansas, Del Norte, and Gila Rivers.

Oregon Territory. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 658).

Report : Claim of J. Housman

Report : Claim of Seminole Warriors

Report : Memorial of D. Vann and W. Ross

Report : Memorial of New York Citizens

Report : Memorial of P. Starrett et al.

Report : Memorial of the Reps. of J. Dubuque

Report : Mr. Ashley

Report : Mr. Ashley

Report : Mr. Atchison

Report : Mr. Atchison

Report : Mr. Breese

Report : Mr. Butler

Report : Mr. Butler

Report : Mr. Butler

Report : Mr. Jarnagin

Report : Mr. Jarnagin

Report : Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana

Report : Mr. Johnson, of Maryland

Report : Mr. Phelp

Report : Mr. Phelps

Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating the annual report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

Report of the Secretary of War, communicating a report from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for copies of instructions to commissioners under the 17th article of the Cherokee Treaty of 1835-'36.

Report of the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the Senate calling for information in relation to the Seminole Indians in Florida.

Report : Petition of Col. Watson

Report : Petition of D. Smith

Report : Petition of J. Baldwin

Resolutions of the Legislature of Florida, respecting losses by Indian depredations during the Seminole War.

Resolutions of the Legislature of Illinois, in favor of the adjustment and payment of claims for aid and advances furnished by individuals to the expedition under General George Rogers Clark, in 1778-'79, known as the "Illinois Campaign.".

Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to pre-emptors on the Miami reservation.

Resolutions of the Legislature of Indiana, in relation to the selling of intoxicating liquors to the Indians.

Samuel W. Bell. (To accompany bill S. No. 83.).

School fund in Alabama and Mississippi. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 684).

Statements showing 1st. Appropriations made during the 2d session of the 29th Congress; 2d. The officers created, and the salaries thereof; 3d. The offices the salaries of which have been increased, with the amount of such increase, during the same period.

Statistics, etc., of the Indian tribes. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 649).

Texas Indians -- Report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis relative to the Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies.

Submissions from 1848 1848

A letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a statement of the expenditures of the contingent fund of the War Department, and its bureaus and offices, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1847

Alexander McDonald

Benjamin G. Perkins

Captains Bush, Price, and Suarez.

Captains Bush, Price, and Suarez.

Catlin's North American Indians.

Charles R. Allen

Cherokee Indians in North Carolina

Claims against the Ottowa, Chippewa and Pottawatomie Indians

Col. Francis Vigo

Creek Nation of Indians.

Drusilla Bukey.

E. B. Cogswell.

Elizabeth S. Cobbs.

George F. Bloom and Henry S. Bloom

George Maguire.

George W. Farmer

Graduation, reduction, and disposition of the public lands.

Heirs of Captain Samuel Ransom.

Heirs of Colonel Archibald Loughery.

Heirs of Robert Laughlin

Henry Clamorgan, and others.

Henry & J. P. B. Gratiot.

Henry W. Andrews

Indian appropriations.

Indian territory, west of the Mississippi.

Isaac Garrason, administrator of Darius Garrason.

Israel Johnson.

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