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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 1859 1859

Volunteers in New Mexico.

William W. Bent.

Submissions from 1860 1860

Abstraction of bonds held in trust for certain Indian Tribes. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, calling the attention of Congress to the abstraction of State bonds held in trust for certain Indian tribes.

Affairs in Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, correspondence with General Harney, relating to affairs in the department of Oregon.

A. H. Jones and H. M. C. Brown. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 727.)

Almon W. Babbitt -- Administrators of. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 585.)

Amount due the Choctaws. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a statement showing what amount is due the Choctaw Indians.

Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the institution for the year 1859

Anson Dart. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 220.)

Anthony W. Bayard. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 315.)

Appropriations, new officers, &c. statements Showing I. Appropriations made during the first session of the Thirty-sixth Congress. ii.Officers 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

Balances of appropriations -- Department of the Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating statement of balances of appropriations, transfers, repayments, &c

Brevet Captain Charles G. Merchant -- Widow of. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 436.)

B. Y. Shelley. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 787.)

Caroline E. Clark. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 592.)

Case of A. D. Bonesteel, agent for the Menomonee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the report of Mr. Pritchette in the case A. D. Bonesteel, United States agent for the Menomonee Indians.

Charges against A. D. Bonesteel, United States Agent for the Menomonee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the correspondence relative to charges preferred against A. D. Bonesteel, United States agent for the Menomonee Indians.

Charles H. Mason -- Legal representatives of. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 189.)

Charles Porterfield, deceased -- Legal rep's of. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 243.)

Chauncey A. Horr. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 563.)

Cherokee Indians. Memorial of a delegation of the Cherokee Nation of Indians.

Chickasaw Trust Fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement showing the state of the Chickasaw Trust Funds.

Claim of George Fisher. (To accompany Joint Resolution no. 51.)

Claims against Menomonee Indians. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 433.)

Claims for Indian Depredations in New Mexico. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 376.)

Claims for spoliations committed by Indians and Mexicans. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 728.)

Claims growing out of Indian hostilities in Oregon and Washington in 1855 and 1856. Report of the Third Auditor of the Treasury, in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives passed February 8, 1858.

Clerks and other employees of the Department of the Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting list of clerks and others employed in the Department of the Interior.

Communication from C. S. Drew, late Adjutant of the Second Regiment of Oregon Mounted Volunteers, giving an account of the origin and early prosecution of the Indian War in Oregon.

Contingent expenses -- Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating the annual statement of the contingent expenses of that department.

Contingent Expenses of the Department of the Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the annual statement of the contingent expenses of the Department of the Interior.

Cyrenus C. Blackburn. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 271.)

Depredations upon the Shawnee Indians (To accompany bill H.R. no. 368.)

Difficulties between the people of Texas and Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of War, furnishing information in relation to difficulties between the people of Texas and the people of Mexico.

Difficulties on Southwestern Frontier. Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House, information in reference to the difficulties on the southwestern frontier.

Effisia C. De May, widow of Charles F. V. De May. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 542.)

Erastus S. Joslyn. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 635.)

Estimate -- Negotiation of treaties with Indian tribes. Letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House, estimates, &c., for negotiating treaties with certain Indian tribes of the plains and in Minnesota

Expenses of Indian Hostilities in California. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 299.)

Explanation of estimates for the Indian Service. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report and other documents in explanation of certain estimates for the Indian service.

Fort in Pembina River Valley. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota, for a fort, or military post, in the valley of the Pembina River

George D. Dousman. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 729.)

George Fisher. (To accompany S.R. no. 8.)

George G. Durham. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 526.)

George Walker -- Children of. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 550.)

Heirs of Colonel Benjamin Wilson, deceased. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 319).

Hill & McGunnegle.

Hooper & Williams, Livingston, Kincaid & Co., Gilbert & Gerrish, and others. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 720.)

Hugh Baker. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 462.)

Indian Disbursements. Letter from the Second Auditor, transmitting accounts of persons charged with disbursement of moneys, goods, &c., for benefit of the Indians.

Indian Hostilities in New Mexico. Message of the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the House, information concerning Indian hostilities in the Territory of New Mexico.

Indian reservations in California. Resolutions of the Legislature of California, relative to Indian reservations in said state

Indians -- Chippewa, Ottawa, and Pottawatomie. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 852.)

Indian Service -- Utah. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, in explanation of certain items in the estimates of appropriations for the Indian service in Utah Territory.

Indians within the State of Wisconsin. Memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin, praying Congressional legislation for the protection of Indian tribes within that state, &c

Interior -- Balances, etc. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the annual statement showing balances of appropriations, &c.

Invasion of the Osage Indians (To accompany bill H.R. no. 130.)

Israel Johnson. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 370.)

Jacob Hall. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 584.)

James S. Campbell. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 298.)

James W. Knaggs, Administrator of Whitmore Knaggs.

John E. Barron, James Porter, and A. A. L. H. Crenshaw. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 813.)

John Johnson. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 263.)

John P. Baldwin.

John Y. Sewell. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 426.)

Kerr, Brierly & Co. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 432.)

Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862.

Letter of the Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico, communicating copies of memorials and resolutions of the legislative assembly of that territory, in relation to the payment of certain militiamen and volunteers, called into service against the Indians in said territory.

Lydia Fletcher. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 80.)

Margaret Reynolds -- Surviving children of. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 744.)

Mary Jemison -- Heirs of. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 508.)

Mary Williams, widow of James Williams.

Mary Woodbury, Elizabeth Odell, and others. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 853.)

Memorial and Joint Resolutions of the Legislature of Minnesota, in favor of the remuneration of James B. Thomas and family for property lost and injury sustained by Indian depredations.

Memorial of the Principal Chief and his associates, representatives of the Cherokee Nation of Indians. Praying that the President be authorized to purchase that portion of their territory known as the "neutral land."

Memorial of the State of California, praying that the amount expended by that state in the suppression of Indian hostilities may be refunded.

Message from the President of the United States, communicating four memorials of residents at and near the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains, praying the extinguishment of the Indian title, a survey and sale of the public lands, the establishment of an assay office, and the erection of a new territory from contiguous portions of New Mexico, Utah, Kansas, and Nebraska, with his recommendation in relation thereto.

Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, 1860.

Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, 1860

Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress, 1860 : Report of the Secretary of War, 1860

Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-sixth Congress : Report of the Secretary of War, 1876

Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, a letter from the Governor of Texas, concerning the alleged hostilities existing on the Rio Grande, between the citizens or the military authorities of Mexico and that state.

Message of the President of the United States, communicating in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, further correspondence in relation to the hostilities on the Rio Grande.

Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, information with regard to the present condition of the work of marking the boundary, pursuant to the first article of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain of June 15, 1846.

Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the correspondence between the judges of Utah and the Attorney General or President, with reference to the legal proceedings and condition of affairs in that territory.

Michael T. Simmons. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 369.)

Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 374.)

M. M. Marmaduke and others. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 636.)

Moses Meeker. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 341.)

Nebraska contested election

Nehemiah Garrison, assignee of Moses Perkins. (To accompany bill H.R.C.C. no. 100.)

New Mexican Railway Company. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 761.) Memorial of the New Mexican Railway Company, in relation to the Pacific Railroad

New York Indian Reserve in Kansas Territory. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for information in regard to the condition of the New York Indian reserve in Kansas Territory

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