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1903 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1901
1903 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1901
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1903 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1901, copies of some of the publications, bulletins and letters issued by the Society and others throughout the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1846 - Chinigchinich – A Historical Account Of The Origin, Customs, And Traditions Of The Indians At The Missionary Establishment Of St. Juan Capistrano, Alta California Called The Acagchemem Nation. Geronimo Boscana
Franciscan Publications
While at Mission San Juan Capistrano (1812-1826), Friar Boscana wrote a detailed report concerning the Acagchemem (Juaneño), California Indians, in response to an 1812 questionnaire sent by the Spanish government to the missions located in Alta California. Boscan’s work was translated first by Alfred Robinson who published it in 1846 as an appendix to his book "Life in California." Robinson assigned the title "Chinigchinix or Chinigchinich.” Boscana was distinguished for writing one of the most comprehensive ethnographic portrayals of a Native Californian culture during the Mission period. [A portion of the translator's Introduction appears …
2017, July 24 – Further Reading And Resources
2017, July 24 – Further Reading And Resources
Further Reading and Resources
Listing of books and articles pertaining to historical events largely in California but concerning national and international events and the impact of those events on past, current and future the original inhabitants of California, California missions, land and water use in California.
1846 - Life In California: A Description Of The Country And The Missionary Establishments; A Historical Account Of The Origin, Customs And Traditions Of The Indians Of Alta-California, Translated From Original Spanish Manuscript
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
This 1846 book, written by Alfred Robinson during a residence of several years in Alta California, provides an account of the history of Alta California along with the author’s personal observations about his travels throughout California. Topics include the first attempt of the Spaniards to colonize Alta California as well as the author’s description of ports, cities, missions and country life in California. Annexed to this publication is a translation of Friar Geronimo Boscana’s “Chinigchinich: A Historical Account of the Origin, Customs, and Traditions of the Indians at the Missionary Establishment of St. Juan Capistrano, Alta California; Called the …
1847 - Alta California: Embracing Notices Of The Climate, Soil, And Agricultural Products Of Northern Mexico And The Pacific Seaboard; Also, A History Of The Military And Naval Operations Of The United States Directed Against The Territories Of Northern Mexico, In The Year 1846-'47; With Documents Declaratory Of The Policy Of The Present Administration Of The National Government In Regard To The Annexation Of Conquered Territory, And The Opinion Of The Hon. James Buchanan On The Wilmot Proviso; By Thomas W. Streeter
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
The 1847 publication briefly address climate soil and agriculture in Alta and Baja California in chapter I. The following eight chapters consist of communications from the U.S. Government consisting of instructions in the event Mexico declared war, justification of and motives for war, various reports to Washington, communications with Mexican officials in Alta California, accounts of the military operations in California, the articles of capitulation entered into at Rancho of Cowanga on January 13, 1847, all of which are interspersed with personal observations and comments by the author. The final chapter deals with the question of whether slavery would be …
1852, February 3 - Report Of Secretary Of Interior Communicating Instructions To California Land Commissioners
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
The 1852 report from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting to the United States Senate the September 11, 1851, instructions given to the California land commissioners appointed pursuant to the act of Congress approved on March 3, 1851, entitled, “An act to ascertain and settle the private land claims in the State of California.” In addition to settling and recognizing bona fide valid titles, the instructions made note that: “The growth and prosperity of California materially depends upon a speeding and just settlement of the claims to land within her limits and the separation of all private property from the …
2002 - Early California Laws And Policies Related To California Indians, Kimberly Johnston-Dodds
2002 - Early California Laws And Policies Related To California Indians, Kimberly Johnston-Dodds
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
The report is a response to the question: Did the State of California enact laws that prohibited California Indians from practicing their religion, speaking their languages or practicing traditional ceremonies and customs? Four examples of early California laws and policies that significantly impacted California Indians’ way of life are discussed: 1850 Act for the Government and Protection of Indians and related amendments; California militia policies and “Expeditions against the Indians” during 1851 to 1859; the State of California’s official response to federal treaties negotiated with California Indians during 1851 to 1852; and early and current state fish protection laws that …
1864 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1863
1864 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1863
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1864 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1863, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1880 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1880
1880 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1880
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1880 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1880, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1901 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1900
1901 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1900
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1901 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1900, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1885 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1884
1885 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1884
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1885 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1884, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1878 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1877
1878 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1877
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1878 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1877, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1866 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1864 And1865
1866 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1864 And1865
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1866 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1864 and 1865, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1879 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1878
1879 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1878
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1879 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1878, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1870 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1868 And 1869
1870 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1868 And 1869
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1870 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1868 and 1869, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1886 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1885
1886 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1885
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1886 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1885, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1889 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1888
1889 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1888
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1889 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1888, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1911 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1910
1911 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1910
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1911 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1910, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1884 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1883
1884 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1883
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1884 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1883, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1880 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1879
1880 - Report Of The California State Agricultural Society For 1879
Miscellaneous Documents and Reports
1880 report on various subjects pertaining to the California State Agricultural Society in 1879, copies of some of the bulletins issued by the Society during the year, and a review of the physical conditions and characteristics of most of the counties of the State, with statistics showing the farm acreage, the assessable wealth, and industrial resources for those counties.
1863, February 18 - Communication From S. S. Scott, Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, Confederates States Of America
US and Indian Relations
An 1863 letter from S. S. Scott, Commissioner of Indian Affairs for the Confederate States, to James A. Seddon, Secretary of War, in which he addressed previous agreements made by the United States with the North Carolina Cherokees, including financial renumeration made by the United States for those removed west of the Mississippi and as to those who remained in North Carolina. Scott wrote concerning when the North Carolina Cherokees had last received payment and how much would be owed by the Confederates on an annual basis.
1874 - The Indian Question, Francis A. Walker
1874 - The Indian Question, Francis A. Walker
US and Indian Relations
This 1874 book consists of two articles previously published in "The North American," April 1873 (The Indian Question), and "The International Review, May 1874 (Indian Citizenship), along with an account of the numbers, locations, and the social and industrial conditions of each important tribe and band of Indians within the United States. The Indian question is divided into two: "What shall be done with the Indian as an obstacle to the national progress? What shall be done with him when, and so far as, he ceases to oppose or obstruct the extension of railways and settlements? …
1857 - History Of Indian Tribes Of The United States, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
1857 - History Of Indian Tribes Of The United States, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
US and Indian Relations
A 900-plus page report prepared in 1857 by by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Interior Department, provided a detailed narrative of aboriginal modern history beginning with the arrival of white men in Florida, Louisiana and New Mexico. The report contains United States census of Indians as of 1957, tables of Indian bands and tribes, along with numerous statistical charts and chronologies regarding financial renumeration to Indians and related expenses, fur trade, religious and organizations established during various eras, as well as a chronological table of events in the history of the North American Indians.
1868, November 10 - Effort And Failure To Civilize The Aborigines, Edward D. Neill
1868, November 10 - Effort And Failure To Civilize The Aborigines, Edward D. Neill
US and Indian Relations
In his 1868 letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Edward D. Neill, former Secretary of the Minnesota Historical Society, wrote that "past generations of white men have not been indifferent to the welfare of the red man of America." He pointed to the benign efforts of early settlers to "bring the infidels and savages ... to human civility and settled and quiet government." He noted that numerous efforts had been made by the English "to bring those infidel people from the worship of devils to the service of God." Neill discussed the efforts of various communities and organized religion …
1907 - Annual Reports Of Department Of Interior For 1906 On Indian Affairs
1907 - Annual Reports Of Department Of Interior For 1906 On Indian Affairs
US and Indian Relations
Detailed report on the efforts by the US government to manage Indian affairs, educate the Indians, and legislation regarding the Indians. In part, issues covered relate to employees, farming, health, schools, specific tribes, irrigation, forestry, minerals, supplies, finances, and statistics.
1896 - Annual Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs For 1895
1896 - Annual Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs For 1895
US and Indian Relations
Detailed report on the efforts by the US government to manage Indian affairs, educate the Indians, and legislation regarding the Indians. In part, issues covered relate to employees, farming, health, schools, specific tribes, irrigation, forestry, minerals, supplies, finances, and statistics.
1899 - Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs For 1899, Part 1
1899 - Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs For 1899, Part 1
US and Indian Relations
Detailed report on the efforts by the US government to manage Indian affairs, educate the Indians, and legislation regarding the Indians. In part, issues covered relate to employees, farming, health, schools, specific tribes, irrigation, forestry, minerals, supplies, finances, and statistics.
1903 - Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1902, Part 1
1903 - Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1902, Part 1
US and Indian Relations
Detailed report on the efforts by the US government to manage Indian affairs, educate the Indians, and legislation regarding the Indians. In part, issues covered relate to employees, farming, health, schools, specific tribes, irrigation, forestry, minerals, supplies, finances, and statistics.
1893 - Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs For 1893
1893 - Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs For 1893
US and Indian Relations
Detailed report on the efforts by the US government to manage Indian affairs, educate the Indians, and legislation regarding the Indians. In part, issues covered relate to employees, farming, health, schools, specific tribes, irrigation, forestry, minerals, supplies, finances, and statistics.
1909 - Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs For 1909
1909 - Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs For 1909
US and Indian Relations
Detailed report on the efforts by the US government to manage Indian affairs, educate the Indians, and legislation regarding the Indians. In part, issues covered relate to employees, farming, health, schools, specific tribes, irrigation, forestry, minerals, supplies, finances, and statistics.