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Submissions from 1869 1869

Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 14, 1868, information in relation to the late Indian battle on the Washita River

Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 14, 1868, information in relation to the late Indian battle on the Washita River

Letter of the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of the report of Brevet Major General Harney upon the Sioux Indians on the upper Missouri

Message of the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 21st ultimo, information in relation to the report of Brevet Major General William S. Harney upon the Sioux and other Indians congregated under treaties made with them by the special peace commission

Message of the President of the United States, in relation to the encroachments of the agents of the Hudson's Bay Company upon the trade and Territory of Alaska

Submissions from 1870 1870

Letter of the acting Secretary of the Interior communicating, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 23d instant, a copy of a letter addressed by the Department of the Interior to the Commissioner of the General Land Office, in relation to the right of the State of Kansas to certain lands sold to the United States by the Osage Indians under the treaty of September 29, 1865

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior communicating an estimate of funds required to defray the necessary expenses of a general council of certain Indians in the Indian territory, as provided by treaties with the Cherokees; Creeks, Seminoles, Choetaws, and Chickasaws.

Letter of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in obedience to law, an inventory of the property belonging to the United States in the Department of the Interior, December 1, 1870.

Letter of the Secretary of the Treasury communicating, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of June 29, 1870, information relative to the settlement of the claim of the legal representatives of George Fisher, deceased, for the use and destruction of property in the Creek Indian War

Letter of the Secretary of War, communicating in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of June 13, 1870, a copy of the report of Lientenant Colonel Samuel B. Holabird, of a reconnoissance made by him in the Department of Dakota, in 1869.

Message of the President of the United States, calling the attention of Congress to the necessity of the passage of certain measures before the adjournment of the session

Message of the President of the United States communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of December 8, 1869, information relating to the presence of the honorable William McDougall at Pembina, in Dakota Territory, and the opposition by the inhabitants of Selkirk settlement to his assumption of the office of Governor of the Northwest Territory.

Submissions from 1871 1871

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

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, 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, 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.

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

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

Report of the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 9th instant, the report of General Pope upon the enlargement of the military post and depot at Fort Leavenworth.

Treaties and conventions entered into by United States, ratification whereof has been exchanged. July 4, 1776-May, 1871. Report of Secretary of War

Submissions from 1872 1872

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a Senate resolution of March 8, information in regard to the occupancy of the Indian Territory by unauthorized persons.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in obedience to law, an account of property belonging to the United States in the possession of that department.

Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanying a report of the Solicitor of the Treasury relative to the claim of the Choctaw Indians, known as the "Net Proceeds Claim."

Letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying an engineer report of a reconnaissance of the Yellowstone River in 1871

Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of March 7, 1872, a preliminary report of Lieutenant George M. Wheeler, Corps of Engineers, of the progress of the engineer exploration of the public domain in Nevada and Arizona

Letter from the Secretary of War regarding animals stolen by Indians at San Antonio, Texas.

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting papers showing the necessity for telegraphic communication between the military stations in Arizona.

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting papers showing the necessity for telegraphic communication between the military stations in Arizona.

Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of April 23, 1872, information relative to the recent affray at the court-house in Going Snake, Indian Territory, and recommending the erection of a judicial district in the Indian Territory.

Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of April 23, 1872, information relative to the recent affray at the court-house in Going Snake, Indian Territory, and recommending the erection of a judicial district in the Indian Territory.

Submissions from 1873 1873

Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, accompanying information called for by the Senate resolution of January 8, 1873, relative to the Modoc and other Indian tribes in Northern California.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, accompanying reports of the Surveyor-General of New Mexico on private land-claims Nos. 71 and 72.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in obedience to law, an inventory of all the property belonging to the United States in the buildings, rooms, offices, and grounds occupied by that department and under its charge

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in relation to the sale of Indian lands in the State of Kansas

Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, accompanying a letter addressed to him by the Third Auditor of the Treasury, in reply to statements made by Lieutenant Thomas H. Bradley to the Secretary of War.

Letter from the Secretary of War, returning the Senate resolution of January 29, 1873, in relation to enlisting a company of Indian scouts to serve in prosecuting the Modoc Indian war.

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a Senate resolution of January 6, 1873, reports relative to expenses incurred by the Territories of Washington and Oregon in the suppression of Indian hostilities in the year 1856.

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting the report of Major J. W. Barlow, who accompanied a surveying party of the Northern Pacific Railroad, in relation to Indian interference with that road.

Submissions from 1874 1874

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, accompanying a list of property under his control.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, accompanying three reports of the Surveyor-General of New Mexico, relative to certain private land-claims in that territory.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a Senate resolution of January 27, 1874, information in relation to a treaty with the Chippewa Indians

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating reports of the Surveyor-General of New Mexico on the private land-claims under grants to Felipe Gutierres and Juan Jose Gallegos, No. 83 and No. 84

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a resolution of the Senate, of May 15, 1874, in relation to the sale of pine timber, belonging to the Chippewa Indians, to A. H. Wilder, of Minnesota

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a copy of a letter from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and one from Enoch Hoag, Superintendent of the Central Superintendency, protesting against the passage of House bill 1725, providing for the sale of the Black Bob lands in Kansas

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in answer to a Senate resolution of March 19, 1874, information relative to the Indian agencies in Nevada

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in obedience to law, a copy of the report of the Surveyor-General of New Mexico on the private land-claim No. 85, for the tract known as "The Dona Ana Bend," in New Mexico.

Letter from the Secretary of War, upon the petition of the Legislature of Montana Territory, transmitted to him by order of the Senate, asking protection of citizens of Deer Lodge and Missoula Counties against the depredations of roving bands of Indians.

Message from the President of the United States, accompanying a report from the Secretary of the Interior relative to information called for by a Senate resolution of January 8, 1874, regarding encroachment upon Indian Territory

Submissions from 1875 1875

Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 8th instant, the report of the commissioners appointed to investigate the affairs of the Osage Indian Agency, together with the evidence taken by the board, and the separate findings of the individual members thereof.

Letter from the acting Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a Senate resolution of February 2, 1875, transmitting information in relation to services rendered by William P. Adair and C. N. Vann, to the Osage Indians.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in answer to a Senate resolution of March 19, 1874, information in relation to the number of Indians captured or killed by United States troops during the year 1873.

Letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying a copy of a letter of the Commanding General, Department of the Columbia, and a copy of the decision of the Judge of the District Court for the District of Oregon, in the case of John A. Carr

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of a communication from Capt. J. B. Campbell, in relation to the illicit traffic in liquor in Alaska.

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, in compliance with a Senate resolution of February 23, 1875, a report of the expedition to the Black Hills, under command of Bvt. Maj. Gen. George A. Custer.

Message on the Black Hills Country

Report of the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in obedience to law, an inventory of property belonging to the United States in the Department of the Interior December 1, 1875.

Submissions from 1876 1876

Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in answer to a Senate resolution of July 24, 1876, a statement of the number of civil officers employed by the Interior Department from 1859 to 1875, inclusive.

Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, accompanying a statement of Maj. John J. Upham, in relation to Indians being excepted from the penalty of introducing intoxicating liquors into the Indian Territory.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in obedience to law, a statement of the property belonging to the United States in the Interior Department.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a Senate resolution of January 10, 1876, transmitting information in relation to captive Cheyenne, Arapahoe, Kiowa, and Comanche Indians.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, in answer to a Senate resolution of March 6, 1876, accompanying information in relation to the expenditures of the Indian Bureau and the number of Indians provided for at the expense of the government

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a remonstrance of leading men of the Osage Nation against the establishment of a territorial government over the Indian country

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in answer to a Senate resolution of April 18, 1876, a copy of the report of Prof. Walter P. Jenney upon the agriculture, climate, and resources of the Black Hills.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in answer to a Senate resolution of April 19, 1876, a copy of the report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in relation to the present situation of Indian disturbances in the Sioux reservation

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in answer to a Senate resolution of December 8, 1876, information in relation to a removal of the Sioux Indians from their treaty reservation to the Indian Territory

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 13th ultimo, statements showing names of Indian agents who have complied with section 10 of the act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department for the year ending June 30, 1876, by sending to the Office of Indian Affairs abstracts of quarterly expenditures on account of Indian service.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in obedience to law, reports of the Surveyor-General of New Mexico on private land-claims Nos. 105 and 108.

Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, in answer to a Senate resolution of March 15, 1876, transmitting the report of a special agent on the Territory of Alaska and the collection of the customs-revenue therein.

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of the commanding general, Department of the Columbia, of his tour in Alaska Territory, in June, 1875.

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting information in relation to Alaska and its resources, the Alaska Commercial Company, the conduct of Mr. Bryant at Saint Paul's and Saint George's Islands, and the colonization of Icelanders.

Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a Senate resolution of January 7, 1876, information in relation to military arrests in the Territory of Alaska during the past five years.

Message from the President of the United States, communicating information in relation to the deficiency of supplies at the Red Cloud Agency, Nebraska.

Message from the President of the United States, communicating the report and journal of proceedings of the commission appointed to obtain certain concessions from the Sioux Indians.

Message from the President of the United States, recommending an increase of the Army to provide for contingencies that may arise in the Indian country.

Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, in compliance with a Senate resolution of July 7, 1876, information in relation to the hostile demonstrations of the Sioux Indians, and the disaster to the forces under General Custer

Submissions from 1877 1877

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in answer to a Senate resolution of October 22, 1877, a copy of the report of the government directors of the Union Pacific Railroad for the year ending June 30, 1877.

Letter from the Secretary of War, accompanying a memorial from citizens of Wrangel, Alaska, asking for the establishment of courts of justice in that territory.

Submissions from 1878 1878

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in answer to a resolution of the Senate of February 13, 1878, information in relation to the number of persons on the pension-rolls in Arkansas and other states, the payments made thereto, &c.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in answer to a Senate resolution of April 17, 1878, information in relation to the decisions of that department upon the rights of Indians to impose taxes in the Indian Territory.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in answer to a Senate resolution of January 15, 1878, a copy of the report of Indian Inspector E. C. Watkins, in relation to the consolidation of Indian agencies in the Colville country.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, communicating, in obedience to law, a list of property belonging to the United States in his possession

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in compliance with a Senate resolution of December 14, 1877, information in relation to the location of bands of Apache and Ute Indians at Cimarron, N. Mex.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in compliance with a Senate resolution of May 24, 1878, a copy of the memorial of B. F. Overton, Governor of the Chickasaw Nation, praying for a rehearing in the matter of the Chickasaw Nation Permit Law.

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in obedience to law, an inventory of property belonging to the United States in the Department of the Interior.

Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating a tabular statement of campaigns, expeditions, and scouts in the Department of Dakota in the third quarter of 1877.

Letter from the Secretary of War, communicating his views in relation to the bill (S. 165) to reimburse the State of Texas for expenses incurred in repelling invasions of Indians and Mexicans.

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of letters and a telegram from Col. B. H. Grierson, Tenth Cavalry, objecting to the reinstatement or reappointment officers dismissed from the Tenth Cavalry; also, a copy of the report of the Adjutant-General on the subject.

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a copy of letters and a telegram from Col. B. H. Grierson, Tenth Cavalry, objecting to the reinstatement or reappointment officers dismissed from the Tenth Cavalry; also, a copy of the report of the Adjutant-General on the subject.

Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a Senate resolution of December 10, 1877, information in relation to certain lands ceded to the United States by the confederate bands of the Ute Nation of Indians.

Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a Senate resolution of December 7, 1877, information in relation to the cost of the late war with the Sioux Indians.

Message from the President of the United States, communicating, in answer to a Senate resolution of January 30, 1878, information in relation to a survey of lands in the Indian Territory.

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