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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 1842 1842

John P. Baldwin

John P. Hickman -- administrator of (To accompany bill H.R. no. 223.)

John P. Russ, executor of Wiley Jones

Johnson Patrick. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 589.)

Joseph S. Martin

Lieutenant Colonel Brant.

Louisa E. Trickel (To accompany bill H.R. no. 246.)

Message of the President of the United States to The Two Houses of Congress at the Commencement of the Third Session of the Twenty-Seventh Congress : State of the Union, 1842

Murders on the Neutral Ground. Letter from the Secretary of War, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 22d ultimo, calling for a report of the names of American citizens lately murdered by the Indians on the neutral ground, in the Territory of Iowa, &c

Pauchita Garcias

Payments made to Joseph M. Hernandez and general Duncan L. Clinch. Letter from the Secretary of War, in reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 2d instant, respecting allowances to Joseph M. Hernandez and General Duncan L. Clinch.

Pay seven companies Georgia militia (To accompany bill H.R. no. 380.)

Perrysburg, Ohio -- claimants to town lots

Petition of Citizens of Pennsylvania

Portius F. Parsons.

Randolph Carter

Relief of citizens of Arkansas who lost their improvements by Indian treaties (To accompany Senate bill no. 70.)

Removal of the Cherokees west of the Mississippi.

Removal of the Winnebago Indians

Report from the Secretary of the Treasury, communicating statements of the funds of the Chickasaw Indians.

Report in relation to depots established in Arkansas, by C. A. Harris, for emigrating Indians

Report : Memorial of D. Welch

Report : Memorial of J. Phillips

Report : Mr. Tappan

Report : Mr. Wright

Report : Mr. Wright

Report on Pensions to Soldiers in Wayne's Campaign

Report on Settlers in Iowa

Report : Petition of T. Stone

Report : Petition of W. Wootten

Robert Poindexter. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 551.)

Saml. Rockwell, William Y. Hansell, and William Underwood

School lands to certain townships in Ohio

Statements showing First -- Appropriations made during the second session of the 27th Congress: Second -- The officers created, and the salaries thereof: Third -- The offices, the salaries of which have been increased, with the amount of such increase, during the same period

State of the finances. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, on the state of the finances

Stephen Shipman

Stockbridge Indians. (To accompany bill H.R. no. 559.)

Texas. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of State, upon the subject of the relations between the United States and the Republic of Texas.

The Caddo Indian Treaty. (To accompany joint resolution no. 18.)

William G. Sanders (To accompany bill H.R. no. 389.)

William M. Rowlett

William W. Garrard

Submissions from 1843 1843

Annual statement of appropriations for the War Department, &c. -- 1842. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the annual statement of appropriations for the War Department, &c. in 1842

Cherokee Treaty. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of instructions to commissioner under Cherokee Treaty of 1835

Civilization of the Indians. Letter from the Second Auditor of the Treasury, transmitting a statement showing the amount of money annually disbursed for the civilization of the Indian tribes, &c

Frauds upon Indians -- Right of the President to withhold papers

Memorial of the General Assembly of Indiana, praying the extension of the Pension Act of 1832 to the volunteers and militia who served against the Western Indians prior to 1795

Milly, an Indian woman

On Relief of S. Neely

Report from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, showing in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the land offices at which public sales of lands have been made since September 4, 1841, and the amount of such sales

Resolutions of the General Assembly of Arkansas, in relation to the protection of the western frontier of that state

Site for a western armory. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a letter from the Secretary of War, submitting a report of the board of officers appointed to select a site for a western armory, together with a counter report from the Surgeon General

Submissions from 1844 1844

A. R. S. Hunter

Balance due Shawnee Indians

Bennett M. Dell

Besiah, an Indian

Cherokee Indians. Memorial of John Rogers, Principal Chief, and James Carey and Thomas L. Rodgers, chiefs and head men, being members of a committee on behalf of the Cherokee old settlers west of the Mississippi, for themselves and their people.

Claims arising under the Cherokee Treaty

Documents showing the annual amount of the trade and commerce on the Upper Mississippi River

Entries of land

Georgia -- Militia claims

Great Western Railway Company

Heirs and legal representatives of Antonio Pacheco, deceased

Henry S. Commager

Isaac S. Ketchum

Isaac S. Ketchum

Isaac Whiteman, Richard S. Paris, and Phineas Thomas

Joseph and Lindsay Ward

Josephine Nourse

Langtry & Jenkins

Lawrence Taliaferro

Memorial of the American Indian Mission Association, praying the adoption of measures for promoting the permanent welfare of the various Indian tribes

Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the correspondence in relation to the proceedings and conduct of the Choctaw Commission, under the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek

Mrs. Mary W. Thompson

On the Relief of G. Gaines

On the Relief of J. McGuire

Pre-emption rights -- Settlers on Miami Indian lands

Removal of the Chippewa, Ottowa, and Potta Watomie Indians

Report : Claim of Heirs of W. Walker

Report : Memorial of H. Barney

Report : Memorial of J. Eldred

Report : Memorial of the Kentucky Legis.

Report of the Secretary of War, communicating (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) a copy of a report made by P. M. Butler, United States agent for the Cherokee Indians

Report of the Secretary of War, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate) in relation to the evacuation of Fort Wayne, Arkansas

Report : Petition of E. Swan

Report : Petition of H. Chouteau

Report : Petition of Heirs of J. Kennedy

Report : Petition of H. Thompson

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