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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 1870 1870

Treaty with Cherokee Nation.

Treaty with Delaware Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior in answer to a resolution of the House of 17th instant, in reference to report of the special commission detailing the proceedings of the negotiation of the treaty with the Delaware Tribe of Indians

Treaty with New York Indians

Treaty with Shawnees, etc. (To accompany House resolution no. 205.) Letter from the Commissioner of the Land Office relative to the Treaty of February 23, 1867, with the Shawnees, Quapaws, and other Indians.

William J. Clark, Adm'r. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 2284.)

Submissions from 1871 1871

Affairs in the Indian Department

Agency buildings in Creek and Seminole country. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, requesting an appropriation for erection of agency buildings in the Creek and Seminole country

Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of War, in relation to the Territory of Alaska.

Alaska seal fishery lease. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to the leasing of the Alaska seal fishery.

Andrew J. Smith. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting claim of A. J. Smith for supplies furnished to the Sheep-eaters, a northern band of Shoshone Indians.

Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the institution for the year 1870.

Annuities to Winnebago Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting an estimate of funds required for the payment of annuities to certain Winnebago Indians.

Apache and Kiowa Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an appropriation for depredations committed by the Apache and Kiowa Indians.

Appropriation for Eastern Cherokees. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, requesting an appropriation for the benefit of Eastern Cherokees.

Appropriation for Indian service in Montana. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an appropriation for expenses incurred and supplies furnished for the Indian service in Montana, from June, 1868, to July, 1869.

Appropriation for Montana Indian War claims. Letter from the Secretary of War, asking for an appropriation for expenses of investigation into Montana Indian War claims.

Appropriation for purchasing supplies for Indians of the Milk River Agency. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an appropriation for the purpose of purchasing supplies for Indians of the Milk River Agency.

Appropriations for Navajo Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the appropriation of $75,000 made July 15, 1870, for feeding Navajo Indians in New Mexico.

Appropriations, new offices, etc

Appropriations, new offices, etc. Statements showing, I. Appropriations made during the third session of the Forty-first 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.

Balances of appropriations unexpended. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in relation to balances of appropriations unexpended on the 30th of June, 1871; the amounts appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872; the net expenditures for the quarter ended September 30, 1871

Baltazar Marfin. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the claim of Baltazar Marfin for depredations committed by Navajo Indians.

Black Bob band of Shawnee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the Black Bob band of Shawnee Indians in Kansas.

Black Bob's band of Shawnee Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the condition of Black Bob's band of Shawnee Indians.

Bligh E. Wood. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the claim of Bligh E. Wood on account of depredations by Yancton Sioux Indians.

Bonds to Indian tribes. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of January 9, 1871, in relation to bonds of the United States issued to Indian tribes and other parties; also the amount of the principal of said bonds.

Captain Samuel Adams. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 260.) Communication from Captain Samuel Adams relative to the exploration of the Colorado River and its tributaries

C. E. Hedges. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the claim of C. E. Hedges for supplies furnished Yancton Sioux Indians.

Cherokee neutral lands in Kansas. (To accompany bill H. R. No. 1074.).

Cherokee neutral lands. (To accompany bill H. R. No. 1074.).

Choctaw Nation.

Claim of Choctaw nation. Memorial in behalf of the Choctaw nation, in relation to their claim to the net proceeds of their lands ceded to the United States by treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, September 27, 1830.

Claim of Lieutenant R. H. Pratt. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the claim of Lieutenant R. H. Pratt, United States Army.

Claim of Northwest Fur Company. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the claim of the Northwest Fur Company for subsistence furnished by them for the Indians of the Fort Berthold Indian Agency.

Claims of Wyandott Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting claims of Wyandott Indians for property taken from them by whites.

Condition of the Indians of Fort Berthold Agency. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the condition of the Indians of the Fort Berthold Agency, in Dakota Territory, together with an estimate for an appropriation of $40,000 for the support of certain Indians.

Depredations by Apache Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an appropriation for depredations committed by Apache Indians in May, 1870

Durfee & Peck. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior inclosing an account of Messrs. Durfee & Peck, for rent of agency buildings at Fort Berthold.

Durfee & Peck. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the account of Messrs. Durfee & Peck for supplies furnished certain Indians during the winter of 1869.

Elias C. Boudinot.

Elias C. Boudinot. (To accompany bill H. R. 603.) Memorial of Elias C. Boudinot, a Cherokee Indian, for relief against certain proceedings under the internal revenue laws.

Freedmen of the Chickasaw Nation. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 379.) Copy of an act passed by the Legislature of the Chickasaw Nation, relative to the freedmen of the Chickasaw Nation

Fur-seal fisheries, Alaska. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting copy of report of the special agent in charge of the fur-seal fisheries at the islands of St. Paul and St. George, Alaska

Heirs of Benjamin W. Ladd. petition, papers, and statement of facts, in the case of the heirs of Benjamin W. Ladd

Immigrant wagon roads. Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Dakota, asking for the construction of immigrant wagon roads through the public domain of Dakota Territory

Indian Confederacy. Papers relative to the Confederacy of Indian Tribes introduced by Mr. Shanks.

Indians residing in Michigan and Indiana. (To accompany H. Res. No. 443.) Memorial of certain Indians residing In Michigan and Indiana.

James Bourdeau and Clement Lamoureaux. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting claims of James Bourdeau and Clement Lamoureaux, for depredations by Sioux Indians.

Joint resolution of the Legislature of Kansas, in favor of allowing settlers on the Osage Diminished Reserve to enter and prove their claims in any shape in which they may have claimed them by legal subdivisions.

Joseph Bissonnette. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting the claim of Joseph Bissonnette for depredations committed by Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians.

Letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, upon the action of the Department of the Interior relating to the Kansas Indian lands in the State of Kansas.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 2d instant, in formation in relation to the early labors of the missionaries of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Oregon, commencing in 1836.

Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting estimates of appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1873

Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating the report of Lieutenant Gustarus C. Doane upon the so-called Yellowstone Expedition of 1870.

Letter of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, in closing matters of appropriation and legislation which, in the opinion of the Department of the Interior, should be provided for.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, calling attention to the condition of the Black Bob band of Shawnee Indians in Kansas.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, addressed to the Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, communicating information in relation to the Black Bob band of Indians in Kansas.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating copies of the reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Superintendent Hoag, and J. D. Lang, relative to the extension of the time of payment by settlers on the Osage Indian lands in Kansas.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of December 20, 1870, in formation in relation to certain Indiana State bonds, held by him as trustee for various Indian tribes.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating information relative to the unadjusted claims of the State of Florida arising out of the several Indian wars in that state.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to the construction of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Articles of the Treaty of July 19, 1867, with the Cherokee Nation, addressed to Hon. James Harlan, Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, recommending an appropriation for the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Wea, and Piankeshaw Indians, in accordance with the Treaty of February 23, 1867

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior to Hon. James Harlan, in relation to the absentee Shawnee Indian lands in Kansas.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in obedience to law, an inventory of all the property of the United States now in his department.

Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate February 15, 1871, information relative to claims incurred in the suppression of Indian hostilities in Oregon and Washington Territories, and which were not acted or reported upon by the commission authorized by Act of August 18, 1856.

Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of February 27, 1871, information relative to claims incurred in suppressing Indian hostilities in Oregon and Washington Territories, and which were acted and reported upon by the commission authorized by Act of August 18, 1856.

Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating information relative to the claims of Jordan & McPike and others arising out of the expedition against the Pi-Ute Indians in 1860.

Louis Goldstone. Memorial of Louis Goldstone, relative to the Alaska seal fishery

Memorial of A. H. Davis and others, in relation to the disposal of the Miami Indian Lands in Kansas.

Memorial of P. P. Pitchlynn, Choctaw delegate, in regard to carrying out treaty stipulations with the Choctaw Indians.

Memorial of the chiefs of the confederated tribes of the Kaskaskia, Peoria, Piankeshaw, and Wea Indians, praying to be reimbursed for the alleged misapplication of funds belonging to them by the Indian Department.

Memorial of the council of the Seneca Nation of Indians, remonstrating against the sale of any portion of the Allegany Reservation.

Memorial of the Legislative Assembly of Dakota, in favor of an appropriation for the extension of the Sioux City and Missouri telegraph line to Fort Randall.

Memorial of the Legislature of New York, in favor of a treaty with the Seneca Indians, by which they will give up the Allegany Reservation

Message of the President of the United States, communicating a copy of the proceedings of the council of Indian tribes held at Ocmulgee, in December, 1870.

Message of the President of the United States, communicating a paper relative to the desire of certain Indian tribes in the northern superintendency to sell a portion of their lands with a view to the purchase of other lands.

Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of December 19, 1870, the cost of transportation of mails and freights, and the expense of guarding the overland route from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, from the annexation of California to July 1, 1864.

Message of the President of the United States, communicating the second annual report of the Board of Indian Commissioners

Message of the President of the United States, together with the reports of the heads of departments, to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the second session of the Forty-second Congress, 1871

Mining statistics west of the Rocky Mountains. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the report of the Special Commissioner for the collection of mining statistics in the states and territories west of the Rocky Mountains.

Montana Indian War claims. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report upon the Montana Indian War claims of 1867.

On the Relief of the Fourth and Fifth Indian Regiments

Oregon Indian reservations. Memorial of the Legislature of Oregon, in relation to Indian reservations in said State.

Osage Indian lands. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to The Osage Indian lands in Kansas.

Osage Indians in Kansas. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to the Osage Indians in Kansas.

Petition of the Ottawa Indians of the United Bands of Blan-Chard's Fork and Roche de Boeuf, praying an investigation of the disposition made of lands granted them by Treaty of June 24, 1862, for the education of their children.

Ponca Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in relation to an appropriation for supplies and transportation furnished the Ponca Indians.

Pottawatomie Indians. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, relative to an appropriation for the benefit of the Pottawatomie Indians.

Preliminary report of the United States Geological Survey of Wyoming, and portions of contiguous territories, (being a second Annual Report of progress,) conducted under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior, by F. V. Hayden, United States Geologist

Protection from Hostile Indians. Memorial of the Legislature of Arizona, asking protection from hostile Indians

Railroad to Oregon. Petition of citizens of California, praying for railroad communication with Arizona.

Redick McKee. Memorial of Redick M'kee, late disbursing agent of the Indian Department in California, praying certain allowances.

Report : Claim of J. and C. Dailey

Report : Claim of R. Wright

Report : Claim of S. Ward

Report : Claim of the American Board of Foreign

Report : Claim of the Choctaw Indians

Report : Claim of the Northwest Fur Company

Report : Mr. Buckingham

Report of a reconnaissance of the Yukon River, Alaska Territory. July to September, 1869.

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