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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 1864 1864

In the senate of the United States. (To accompany joint resolution H.R. no. 38.) Letter of the Secretary of the Interior to Hon. James R. Doolittle, Chairman of the Committee on Indian affairs, relative to the claim of the Michigan Indians

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a communication from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, relative to a proposed treaty with certain Indians of middle Oregon, for a relinquishment of certain rights secured to them by treaty. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 442.).

Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 7th instant, calling for report of General Dix in regard to the rebel raid on Lake Erie.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, in regard to the issuing of patents for certain lands of the Stockbridge Indians and the valuation and sale of their reservation

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, to honorable James R. Doolittle, Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, transmitting a report from the acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, accompanied by an account current between the United States and the united band of Wea, Peoria, Kaskaskia, and Piankeshaw Indians

Letters from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of additional appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865; and also estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1866.

Lewis Roberts. (To accompany bill S. no. 234.).

Margaret L. Stevens. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 195.).

Memorial of the Chamber of Commerce of Milwaukie, Wisconsin, praying the construction of a wagon road to Idaho, through Minnesota and Dakota, and such military protection as will afford safety to emigration and quick and secure transit of merchandise and the precious metals

Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota, in favor of an extension of the benefits of the pension law of 1861 and 1862 to the volunteers, or the widows and orphans thereof, in the late Sioux raid

Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota, in favor of the early payment of the damages sustained by the Sioux Indian War of 1862, out of the property of the destroyers now under control of the government

Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota, in favor of the erection of a line of military posts from Fort Abercrombie, in Dakota Territory, to Bannock City, in Idaho Territory

Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota, in favor of the establishment of a mail route from Chippewa Agency, Minnesota, to Superior City, Wisconsin

Memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota, in favor of the establishment of a mail route from the City of St. Cloud, in Minnesota, by the way of Fort Abercrombie and Bannock City, in the Territory of Idaho, to Fort Walla-Walla

Memorial of the Legislature of Wisconsin, in favor of the passage of an act requiring the issue of patents for land purchased from the Stockbridge Indians in conformity to an act of Congress approved March 3, 1843, and for the sale of the unsold lands of the Stockbridge reservations, and that the price be fixed at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre

Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress. Part I. 1864.

Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress : Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1864.

Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress : Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1864.

Message of the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-seventh Congress, Report of the Secretary of War, 1861

Message of the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the second session of the Thirty-seventh Congress, Report of the Secretary of War, 1861

Names of clerks and employees in the Department of the Interior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a statement of the names of clerks and other persons employed in his department during the year ending December 31, 1863.

Nathaniel McLean, R. G. Murphy, and C. E. Flandreau. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 162.).

New York Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting recommendations to pay New York Indians under Treaty of January, 1838

Nome Lackee Reservation. Resolutions of the Legislature of California, relative to Nome Lackee Reservation

Peter Navarre. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 393.).

Petition of Miami Indians, praying that the Secretary of the Interior be authorized to ascertain the arrearages due them and the prompt payment of the same out of the funds set apart by the Treaty of June 5, 1854. (To accompany bill S. no. 327.)

Petition of the confederate bands of Weas, Peorias, Kaskaskias and Piankeshaws, praying that provision be made for the payment of the amount alleged to be due them under the Treaty of May 30, 1854

Petition of Thomas J. Galbraith agent of the Sioux Indians of Minnesota, praying to be relieved from all responsibility as such Indian agent for property destroyed by the Sioux Indians on the 18th of August, 1862, and that his accounts may be settled upon the principles of equity. (To accompany joint resolution S. no. 67.).

Pre-emptors on home reservation of the Winnebago Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, submitting report for relief of pre-emptors on the home reservation of the Winnebagoes, with his award of the amounts to be paid to the claimants, respectively

Quapaw Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending an appropriation for the Quapaw Indians, now in Kansas

Receipts and expenditures. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting statements showing receipts and expenditures for the year ending June 30, 1863.

Report from Major General Blunt. Letter from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the House of 15th December last, in relation to the report of Major General Blunt.

Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances, for the year 1864.

Resolution of the Legislature of California, in favor of opening to pre-emption the "Nome Lackee Indian Reservation."

Resolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of a grant of lands to said state in lieu of the 16th and 36th sections of the public lands sold for the benefit of certain Indian tribes

Resolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of making only such treaties with Indian tribes within that state, for sale of their lands, as will remove from the state such Indians, and secure to the state the right to tax such lands immediately after such sales

Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of the negotiation of treaties, and the enactment of laws which enable the government of the United States to speedily remove all Indians residing in a tribal capacity, within the limits of that state, to some point beyond the boundaries of the same

Volunteers in Mexican War. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 112.).

Wagon road in New Mexico. Memorial of the Legislature of New Mexico, asking for a wagon road from Santa Fe to the granary of the north.

William Sawyer and others. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 133.).

Submissions from 1865 1865

Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution for the year 1864

Annual report of the Secretary of War, at the second session of the Thirty-eighth Congress.

Annuities of the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking Congress to provide for the payment of the annuities to the Chippewa Indians of Lake Superior in coin.

Arms for Arizona. Resolutions of the Legislature of Arizona requesting arms.

Balances of appropriations Interior Department. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting annual statement of balances of appropriations.

Cherokee Indians. Memorial of the Principal Chief and others of the Cherokee Nation, asking for the payment of interest, &c

Clerks and other persons employed in the Interior Department during the year 1864. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a statement of the clerks and other persons employed in the Interior Department during the year 1864, and their compensation.

Consolidation of the Indian Tribes. Protest of the Cherokee Nation against Senate bill 459, entitled "A bill to provide for the consolidation of the Indian tribes, and to establish civil government in the Indian territory."

Deficiencies of appropriations for Chippewas of Pembina and Red Lake. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates to supply deficiencies for the Chippewas of Pembina and Red Lake under treaty of 2d October, 1863.

Estimates for appropriations for the Chippewas of the Mississippi, and Pillager and Lake Winne-Bagoshish bands of Chippewas of Minnesota. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates for appropriations to fulfil treaty stipulations with the Chippewa Indians of the Mississippi, and the Pillager and Lake Winnebagoshish bands of Chippewas of Minnesota, under the treaty of May 7, 1864.

Estimates for the Indians of the Southern Superintendency. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting estimates for appropriations for the support of the Indians of the Southern Superintendency for the 1st and 2d quarters of 1865, and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1866.

Fort or garrison in southwestern Missouri. Memorial of loyal citizens of the southwestern portion of the State of Missouri, asking for the establishment of a fort or garrison near the southwest corner of the State of Missouri.

General Law Concerning Indians

Goods purchased for Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking for an appropriation to pay for supplies of goods purchased for Indians in place of certain goods destroyed.

Indian claims. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking for an appropriation to complete the payment of certain Indian claims.

Indians of Arizona. Memorial of the Legislature of Arizona, asking of Congress an appropriation of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for placing Indians of the Colorado on a reservation

Indian Trust Bonds. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, stating the amount of bonds of the State of Virginia, and bonds of other corporations guaranteed by the State of Virginia, held by the United States in trust for certain Indian tribes, and asking for authority to dispose of the same.

Kaskaskia, Peoria, Wea, and Piankeshaw Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, recommending the payment of a sum of money to the confederated bands of Kaskaskia, Peoria, Wea, and Piankeshaw Indians, to be reimbursed to the Treasury upon the sale of the trust lands of the said Indians.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a communication and accompanying estimate of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for an appropriation to carry into effect the provisions of the treaty made with the Great and Little Osages in Kansas, August 29, 1863, and Senate amendments thereto of July 2, 1864.

Letters from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of additional appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1866, and previous years; and also estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1867.

Medals for Indian Chiefs. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking for an appropriation for medals for certain Indian chiefs.

Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-ninth Congress, 1865.

Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-ninth Congress : Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1865

Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-ninth Congress : Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1865

Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-ninth Congress : Report of the Secretary of the Interior, 1865

Message of the President of the United States, and accompanying documents, to the two houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Thirty-ninth Congress : Report of the Secretary of War, 1865.

Mining Laws of Arizona. Mining Laws of the Territory of Arizona.

Purchases made for Indians in Arizona. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, asking for an appropriation to pay for provisions purchased for the benefit of the Indians in Arizona.

Receipts and Expenditures. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the government for the year ending June 30, 1864.

Report : Mr. Pomeroy

Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, at the Second Session Thirty-Eighth Congress. Red River Expedition. Fort Fisher Expedition. Heavy Ordinance.

Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, at the Second Session Thirty-Eighth Congress. Sherman--Johnston. Light-Draught Monitors. Massacre of the Cheyenne Indians. Ice Contracts. Rosecrans's Campaigns. Miscellaneous.

Report of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of December 20, 1864, information in relation to the disposition of the land of the Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi, under the treaty of October 1, 1859, with those Indians.

Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances for the year 1865.

Report on the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, at the Second Session Thirty-Eight Congress. Army of the Potomac. Battle of Petersburg.

Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of a grant of lands to aid in the construction of a railroad from Wyandotte to the southern boundary of that state, and that the title of the Cherokee Indians to certain lands in said state be extinguished.

Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of placing an increased military force in the hands of Major General Curtis, commanding that department, to enable him to give sufficient and ample protection to the frontier of said state and the overland and Santa Fe routes.

Resolutions of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of placing an increased military force in the hands of Major General Curtis, commanding that department, to enable him to give sufficient and ample protection to the frontier of said state and the overland and Santa Fe routes.

Resolutions of the Legislature of Minnesota, in favor of additional relief to the sufferers from the Sioux Indian War of 1862.

Right of Certain Indians to Annuities

Samuel Norris. (To accompany bill House of Representatives, no. 753.).

War against the Apaches. Memorial the Legislature of Arizona, asking of Congress an appropriation of $250,000 in aid of the war against the Apaches.

William Nicholls

Submissions from 1866 1866

Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the institution for the year 1865.

Appropriations, new officers, &c.

Communication from the Superintendent of Indian Affairs and the Indian Agent of the Territory of Nebraska, addressed to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in relation to the Winnebago Reservation

George Chorpenning.

George C. Johnson.

James L. Johnson.

James Preston Beck.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of 23d of May, in regard to the conduct of Indian affairs in Dakota Territory

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of February 16, relative to a wagon road from Niobrara to Virginia City

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 23d ultimo, relative to expenditures in the Indian Department.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 23d ultimo, transmitting statement of disbursements under 5th section of the act of Cong. approved March 3, 1865.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 4th instant, relative to certain wagon roads in the western Territories.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to Resolution of the House of the 23d ultimo, relative to the moneys on hand applicable to the Indian service.

Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of 9th instant, transmitting statement of the receipts and expenditures of the treasury to March 31, 1866, and estimates to June 30, 1866.

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