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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 1855 1855

Increase and better organization of the Army

Indian appropriations

Indian depredations -- Indemnity

Indian hostilities. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of War on the subject of Indian hostilities

James M. Lindsay

John L. Smith and James McGaw

John P. Rutter and others

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating a statement of appropriations for the service of that department for the year ending June 30, 1854.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating a statement of appropriations for the service of that department for the year ending June 30, 1854.

Letter of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, communicating the Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Regents of that institution.

List of private claims brought before the Senate of the United States, from the commencement of the 14th to the close of the 33d Congress.

Mary Jemison -- Heirs of

Message from the President of the United States communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior, asking an appropriation for the survey of lands acquired under a treaty with the Chippewa Indians.

Message from the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior, asking for certain appropriations on account of the Indian service.

Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress : Report of the Secretary of War, 1855

Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-fourth Congress : State of the Union Address, 1855

Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the colonization of the California Indians.

Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior, and recommending certain appropriations for the service of the Indian department.

Message of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior asking an appropriation to supply a deficit in the amount held on Indian account, caused by the failure of Selden, Withers & Co., with whom it was deposited.

Message of the President of the United States. communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior, asking appropriations to fulfill certain treaty stipulations with the Wyandott Indians.

Message. of the President of the United States, communicating a report of the Secretary of the Interior, asking for certain appropriations under the treaty with the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior.

Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the instructions and correspondence between the government and Major General Wool, in regard to his operations on the coast of the Pacific.

Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the instructions and correspondence between the government and Major General Wool, in regard to his operations on the coast of the Pacific.

Message of the President of the United States, communicating papers from the Secretary of the Interior relative to the removal of the California Indians.

Miami Indians. Letter from the Commissioner of Indian affairs, to the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, in regard to the Miami tribe of Indians.

Military road from Fort Dunginess. Memorial of the Legislature of Washington Territory, praying an appropriation for a military road from New Dunginess, to connect with the military road from Fort Vancouver to Fort Steilacoom.

Military road from Fort Steilacoom to Bellingham Bay. Memorial of the Legislature of Washington Territory, for a military road from Fort Steilacoom to Bellingham Bay.

Military roads -- Kansas

Militia of New Mexico

Money paid to Jas. T. Miller and Pym-y-oh-te-mah. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting information in answer to a resolution of the House as to the amount of money paid to James T. Miller and Pym-y-oh-te-mah.

Mrs. Anne W. Butler

Pensions to soldiers and widows. Resolutions of the Legislature of New York, in relation to granting pensions to soldiers of the Indian Wars of 1791-2-4 and 5, and to the widows of the deceased soldiers of those wars.

Report : Mr. Brainerd

Report : Mr. Brainerd

Report : Mr. Brown

Report : Mr. Shields

Report : Mr. Shields

Report : Mr. Wade

Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1855

Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1855

Report of the Second Auditor of the Treasury, accompanied by copies of such accounts as have been rendered by persons charged with the disbursement or application of moneys, goods, or effects, for the benefit of the Indians, for the year ending June 30, 1854, with lists of the names of all persons to whom goods, moneys, or effects have been delivered within the same period.

Report of the Secretary of the Interior, 1855

Report of the Secretary of the Interior, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of March 10, 1853, calling for a statement of the amounts paid as annuities, under the different treaties with the Choctaw Indians.

Report of the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the claim of the Brotherton Indians.

Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances, for the year ending june 30, 1855.

Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of February 10, 1855, calling for correspondence relative to the military reservation at Fort Leavenworth.

Report of the Secretary of War, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of February 12, 1855, calling for information relative to the military reservation of Fort Leavenworth.

Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, according to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854

Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, according to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854

Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, according to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854

Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, according to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854.

Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-4, according to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854 SB

Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-6, according to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854

Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-6, according to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854.

Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-6, according to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854.

Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the Secretary of War, in 1854-5, according to Acts of Congress of March 3, 1853, May 31, 1854, and August 5, 1854

Richard Fitzpatrick

Richard Fitzpatrick

Settlers and emigrants between the Mississippi Valley and the Pacific Ocean, &c. Joint resolutions of the legislature of Iowa, concerning the protection of settlers and emigrants between the Mississippi Valley and the Pacific Ocean, including the establishment of postal and telegraphic correspondence across the American continent.

Settlers and emigrants between the Mississippi Valley and the Pacific Ocean, &c. Joint resolutions of the legislature of Iowa, concerning the protection of settlers and emigrants between the Mississippi Valley and the Pacific Ocean, including the establishment of postal and telegraphic correspondence across the American continent.

Statements showing I. Appropriations made during the second session of the Thirty-third Congress. II. Offices created and the salaries thereof. III. the offices the salaries of which have been increased, with the amount of such increase, during the same period.

Utah -- Expenses in suppressing Indian hostilities

Submissions from 1856 1856

Additional papers in case of Joshua Kirby and Mrs. John McNary

Alvernus Jackson and other Miami Indians

Anson Dart. (To accompany Senate bill no. 60.)

Anthony W. Bayard. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 479.).

Anthony W. Bayard. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 479.).

Appropriations made by the 31st, 32d, and 33d Congresses, &c. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting statements of appropriations made by the 31st, 32d, and 33d Congresses, &c

Appropriations, new offices, &c.

Arthur Sizemore and John Semi, Semmance, or Semoice. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 525.).

Arthur Sizemore and John Semi, Semmance, or Semoice. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 525.).

Balance from sale of Choctaw Orphan Reservations. Message from the President of the United States, communicating papers respecting a balance remaining from sales of Choctaw Orphan Reservations

Bridget Maher. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 356.)

Carson Valley, Utah -- Annexation to State of California -- and eastern boundary of California

Certain accounts between the United States and Mississippi. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 21.)

Charles P. Babcock. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 134.)

Chickasaw fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a report of the state of the Chickasaw Fund, &c.

Choctaw interest claim. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating copies of letters having reference to an item in the estimates for the Choctaw claim for interest.

Claim of James M. Lindsay

Clerks -- Department of Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a list of the names of clerks and others employed in that department.

Clerks -- Department of Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a list of the names of clerks and others employed in that department.

Colonel John Hardin -- Heirs of. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 272.)

Contingent expenses of the Department of the Interior for 1855. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting statements of expenditures for contingencies of that department for the year ending June 30, 1855

Council with the Sioux Indians at Fort Pierre. Message from the President of the United States, communicating minutes of a council held at Fort Pierre with the Sioux Indians, by General Harney, &c.

Creek and Seminole Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report as to the cause of the difficulties between the Creek and Seminole Indians.

Creek and Seminole Indians. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report as to the cause of the difficulties between the Creek and Seminole Indians.

Daniel Demoiville

Defence of Nebraska Frontier Settlements

Documents accompanying the report of the Secretary of War, 1856

Donated lands to Arkansas. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 147.)

Error in Chickasaw estimates. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating a copy of a letter from the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in reference to an error in the Chickasaw estimates.

Estimates -- Florida volunteers. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting estimates for the pay of Florida volunteers.

Estimates -- Indian Service. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting estimates of appropriations for the Indian Service.

Estimates of appropriations. Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1857.

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