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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 1860 1860

Ohio. Memorial of citizens of the County of Miami, in the State of Ohio, in relation to the Indian tribes.

On the Case of Sour-john

On the Cases of L. Humphreys et al.

On the Relief of A. Dart

Pacific Railroad. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 646)

Payment of volunteer companies in New Mexico. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 730.)

Ponca Indians and other bands of Indians -- Appropriations for. Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to the inquiry of the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means as to whether the appropriations for the Ponca and other Indians might not be deferred until the next session of Congress.

R. C. Martin. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 693.)

Receipts and expenditures. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of receipts and expenditures of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1860

Receipts and Expenditures. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statement of receipts and expenditures of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1859.

Report : Claim of A. Fridley

Report : Claim of E. Ogden

Report : Claim of W. Gorman

Report : Memorial of C. Emory

Report : Memorial of Land-Owners in Louisiana

Report : Memorial of M. Sweetser

Report : Memorial of R. McKee

Report : Memorial of S. Eastman

Report : Memorial of S. Hensley.

Report : Memorial of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church

Report : Memorial of Wetonsaw

Report : Mr. Pugh

Report : Mr. Wilkinson

Report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1860

Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, submitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, an estimate of the amounts that will be required to hold councils with certain Indians of the plains and in the State of Minnesota.

Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1860

Report of the Secretary of the Interior, 1860

Report of the Secretary of the Interior, submitting additional estimates of appropriations for the Indian service in Oregon and Washington, for the current and ensuing fiscal years.

Report of the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances, for the year ending June 30, 1860.

Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the report of Captain H. D. Wallen of his expedition, in 1859, from Dalles City to Great Salt Lake, and back.

Report on Amount Due the Choctaw Indians

Report on Appropriations for an lndian War

Report on Arming a Military Company

Report on a Transfer of the Indian Bureau

Report on a Transfer of the Indian Bureau

Report on Funds Needed to Complete a Survey

Report on Sioux Treaties

Report on the Colorado Desert

Report : Petition of A. Gaylord et al.

Report : Petition of E. Ogden

Report : Petition of I. Johnson

Report : Petition of J. Meyer

Report : Petition of K. Taylor

Report : Petition of M. Guthrie

Report : Petition of M. Maltby

Report : Petition of M. Maltby

Report : Petition of R. and C. Orr

Report : Petition of Settlers in Iowa

Report : Petition of S. Krebs et al.

Report : Petition of the Oregon Legis.

Report : Petition of the Reps. of C. Porterfield.

Report : Petition ofT. Leak

Report : Petition of W. Petchaka

Representatives of David G. Bates. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 115.)

Resolutions of the Legislature of Texas, requesting the Senators and Representatives of that state in Congress to procure the reimbursement of funds expended for the protection of the frontier, and making other requests with reference to frontier affairs.

Richard Chenery. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 171.)

Richard S. Coxe, Administrator of Anna Gibson.

Samuel J. Hensley. (To accompany Senate bill no. 249.)

Samuel Perry. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 678.)

Settlers upon Miami Reserve in Kansas.

Soldiers of the War of 1812. Resolutions of the Legislature of Tennessee, asking legislation for the benefit of the soldiers of the War of 1812.

Statement of the Decisions of the Court of Claims, made since the 35th Congress, and reported on the 11th day of January to the Senate of the United States.

Statement of the reports of the Court of Claims made to the House of Representatives during the 34th and 35th Congresses, nature of claim, amount claimed, and action of the House thereon.

Sublette Cut-off Massacre. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 127.)

Suter, Lea & Co., assignees of the Territory of Utah. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 796.)

Sylvanus Burnham. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 384.)

To confirm certain land claims in the Territory of New Mexico. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 195.)

Treaties of 1817 and 1819 with the Cherokee Indians

Troubles on Texas Frontier. Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House, information in relation to the troubles on the Texas frontier.

Utah -- Expenses incurred in suppressing Indian hostilities. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 435.)

Utah Territory. Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the House, copies of correspondence relative to the condition of affairs in the Territory of Utah.

Wagon Road -- Fort Smith to Colorado River. Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting the report of Mr. Beale relating to the construction of a wagon road from Fort Smith to the Colorado River.

William D. Latshaw.

William Geiger. (To accompany bill H.R.C.C. no. 96.)

Winnebago Indians. Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota, for the removal of the Winnebago Indians, and the indemnification of the early settlers on their reservation

W. Y. Hansell the heirs of W. H. Underwood, and the representatives of Samuel Rock Well. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 224.)

Submissions from 1861 1861

Abstracted Indian trust bonds.

Additional estimate for Fort Kearney, South Pass, and Honey Lake Wagon Road. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a communication from Colonel Lander in regard to the Fort Kearney, South Pass and Honey Lake Wagon Road.

Additional estimate -- Indian hostilities in New Mexico. Letter from the Secretary of War, ad interim, transmitting additional estimate for suppression of Indian hostilities in New Mexico.

Annual report of Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1861

Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the institution for the year 1860

Barrow, Porter & Co. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 1019.)

Claim of Hon. H. M. Rice. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting papers containing information in relation to the claim of Hon. H. M. Rice

Clerks and other persons employed in the Interior Department. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a statement of the names and compensation of the clerks and other persons employed in the Interior Department during the year 1860.

Contingent expenses of the Department of the Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting annual statement of the contingent expenses of that department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1861.

Deficiencies -- Indian service and expenses of taking the eighth census. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates for deficiencies in Indian service and expenses of taking the eighth census of the inhabitants of the United States.

Depredations and massacre by the Snake River Indians. Letter of the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relative to the Indian depredations committed in the State of Oregon and Territory of Washington, and the massacre of emigrants by the Snake River Indians.

Eliza M. Plympton. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 923.)

Employment of Indians and negroes in the military service of the so-called Southern Confederacy. Letter of the Secretary of War, in answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 22d instant, relative to the employment of Indians and negroes in the military service of the so-called Southren Confederacy.

Estimates of additional appropriations, fiscal years 1861, 1862

Estimates of appropriation. Letters from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting estimates of additional appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1862; and also estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1863.

General Harney's administration in Oregon. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for copies of correspondence in reference to General Harney's administration of the department of Oregon.

Hiram Anderson. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 991.)

Indian depredations in Oregon and Washington letter from the Secretary of War, ad interim, in answer to a resolution of the House calling for information in relation to depredations by the Indians in the Territories of Oregon and Washington.

Indian disturbances in the Territory of New Mexico. Letter of the Secretary of State, transmitting the correspondence with the Governor of the Territory of New Mexico, in relation to the Indian disturbances in that Territory.

John Blattenberger -- Widow of. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 949.)

Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1861

Livingston, Kinkead & Co. (To accompany Joint Resolution no. 44.)

Maps and reports of the Fort Kearney, South Pass, and Honey Lake Wagon Road. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting reports and maps of the Fort Kearney, South Pass, and Honey Lake Wagon Road.

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