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Apache And Kiowa Indians. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Relative To An Appropriation For Depredations Committed By The Apache And Kiowa Indians.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Appropriation for Indian Depredations. [1460] Apache and Kiowa depredations in 1870 on supplies bound for the Cheyenne-Arapaho agency.

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.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Early Labors of Missionaries in Oregon. 9 Feb. SED 37,41-3, v1, 81p. [1440] History of efforts to civilize Indians, commencing in 1836.

Alaska Seal Fishery Lease. Letter From The Secretary Of The Treasury, In Relation To The Leasing Of The Alaska Seal Fishery.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Alaska Seal fishery Lease. 7 Feb. HED 108, 41-3, v10, 24p. [1458] Support and education of natives employed in the fur industry.

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.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Extension of Time of Payment on Indian Lands. [1440] To settlers on Osage lands in Kansas.

Montana Indian War Claims. Letter From The Secretary Of War, Transmitting A Report Upon The Montana Indian War Claims Of 1867.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Montana Indian War Claims. 4 Feb. HED 98, 41-3, v10, 20p. [1458] Expenses of suppressing Indian hostilities in 1867.

Joseph Bissonnette. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting The Claim Of Joseph Bissonnette For Depredations Committed By Sioux, Cheyenne, And Arapaho Indians.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

L-C of J. Bissonnette. [1454] Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho depredations of 1864-1865 in Dakota.

W. H. Moore & Co. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting Claim Of W. H. Moore & Co. For Depredations Committed By Cheyenne Indians.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

L-C of W. Moore and Company. [1454] Cheyenne depredations of 1869 in Kansas.

Baltazar Marfin. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting The Claim Of Baltazar Marfin For Depredations Committed By Navajo Indians.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

L-C of B. Marfin. [1454] Navajo depredations in New Mexico during 1870.

Indian Confederacy. Papers Relative To The Confederacy Of Indian Tribes Introduced By Mr. Shanks.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Papers on the Confederacy of Indian Tribes. 24 Jan. HMD 49, 41-3, v1, 6p. [1462] Government organized by the tribes within the Indian Territory; protection of the area from the encroachment of whites; etc.

Claims Of Wyandott Indians. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting Claims Of Wyandott Indians For Property Taken From Them By Whites.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

L-C of Wyandott Indians. [1454] Settler and emigrant depredations of 1849, 1859, and 1862-1865 in Kansas.

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

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Preliminary Report of a Geological Survey of Wyoming and Contiguous Territories. [1520] Indians of the area; account of the expedition.

Commentaries On The Laws Of England : In Four Books, William Blackstone, Thomas M. Cooley

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“The Commentaries of Mr. Justice Blackstone have now for more than a century been the wonder and delight of persons whose curiosity or interest have led them to investigate the constitution and laws of Great Britain, the condition of things from which they grew, and the reasons upon which they rest….

“In preparation of the present edition it has not been thought unimportant to call attention from time to time to the differences which exist between the constitutions of Great Britain and of the United States. Some of those differences, however, are too subtle to be put upon paper, and …

With Some Considerations Regarding The Study Of The Law, Thomas M. Cooley

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Thomas M. Cooley's editions of Blackstone's Commentaries were the 19th century's "standard editions" of American analyses of the title. "The Commentaries of Mr. Justice Blackstone have now for more than a century been the wonder and delight of persons whose curiosity or interest have led hem to investigate the constitution and laws of Great Britain, the condition of things from which they grew, and the reasons upon which they rest. Lapse of time does not seem to diminish their attractions, or to lesson materially their practical value." Cooley's Preface explains that he came to edit the Commentaries with the awareness …

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.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Reconnaissance of the Dept. of Dakota. 21 Dec. SED 8, 41-3, v1, 32p. [1440] Report on Forts Ellis, Shaw, Benton, Buford, Stevenson, Rice, Sully, Randall, Abercrombie, Wadsworth, Ransom, Totten, Ripley, and Snelling, along with Camp Looke; surrounding Indian reservations; reasons for construction of forts sometimes concerns control of Indians.

Report Of The Secretary Of War, Being Part Of The Message And Documents Communicated To The Two Houses Of Congress At The Beginning Of The Third Session Of The Forty-First Congress : Report Of The Secretary Of War, 1870

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Grant. 5 Dec. HED 1, 41-3, v1-4, 3417p. [1445-1450] Continued reform of Indian management by making it a missionary work; agencies given over to religious denominations; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1446-1447); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 1449-1450); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1449); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1449), including difficulties with Plains Indians and Indians in Montana (the Piegan band of Blackfeet Indians), trust funds, the government's "Quaker policy," Sioux delegation in Washington, D.C., census, and reports of Supts., agents, and …

Appropriations, New Offices, Etc. Statements Showing I. Appropriations Made During The Second Session Of The Forty-First Cong.. 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.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Statements of Appropriations. 15 July. HMD 153, 41-2, v3, 144p. [1433] During the 2d session, 41st Cong.; Indian expenses.

Imposition Of Tax On Cattle By Cherokee Nation

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

R-P of Kansas Citizens. 22 June. SR 225,41-2, v1, 3p. [1409] On imposition of a tax on cattle driven through their country by the Cherokees.

William J. Clark, Adm'r. (To Accompany Bill H.R. No. 2284.)

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Report : Petition of the Administrator of G. Upson. [1438] Agent for the Blackfeet, and other Montana tribes; treaty negotiations.

Piegan Indians. Letter From The Secretary Of War In Answer To A Resolution Of The House, Of March 3, 1870, In Relation To The Late Expedition Against The Piegan Indians, In The Territory Of Montana

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Expedition Against the Piegan Indians. [1426] The failure of Congress to act on treaties has resulted in a highly unstable situation in Montana, and can be seen as the cause of the late Piegan campaign.

Treaty With New York Indians

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Report on a Treaty with New York Indians. 3 May. SR 145,41-2, vl, 5p. [1409] Concluded 4 Dec. 1868; cedes lands west of Missouri to the U.S.; surrenders Indian right to be removed there; sale of lands in Kansas to settiers.

Annie B. Ross And William P. Ross

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

R-M of A. and W. Ross. 20 Apr. SR 113,41-2, vl, 8p. [1409] Losses on their property in Cherokee country during the Civil War.

Expedition Against Piegan Indians. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior In Answer To The Resolution Of The House Of March 4, 1870, In Relation To The Late Expedition Against The Piegan Indians

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Executive Against the Piegan Indians. [1418] Campaign, in Montana, against the Piegan tribe of Blackfeet Indians during 1870.

Fur-Seal Fisheries Of Alaska. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior In Answer To A Resolution Of The House, Of February 9, 1870, Transmitting A Copy Of A Portion Of Vincent Colyer's Report Relating To The Fur-Seal Fisheries Of Alaska

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Special Agent Colyer's Report on Fur Seal Fisheries in Alaska. [1418] Aleut Indians, on islands off Alaska, hunt seals, and sell their furs.

Fur Seal Fisheries Of Alaska. Letter From The Secretary Of The Treasury In Answer To A Resolution Of The House, Transmitting A Report Of The Special Agent Of Alaska Upon The Fur Seal Fisheries Of That Territory

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Fur seal Fisheries of Alaska. [1417] Indians, or "native Aleutians," are allowed to kill seals for subsistence, and to sell their furs.

Claims Of Delaware Indians. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior Transmitting An Abstract Of A Report Of The United States Indian Agent Upon Claims For Stock Stolen From The Delaware Indians Since 1854, Provided For In Treaty Of July 4, 1866, With Said Tribe

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Claims of Delaware Indians. [1417] For stock stolen from them since 1854; under the treaty of 4 July 1866.

Mr. Willey : Report

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

R-P of C. Luth. 2 Feb. SR 22, 41-2, vl, 1p. [1409] Cheyenne depredations of 1868 in Nebraska.

Kansas Claims. (To Accompany H.R. 112.) Papers Relative To The Claim Of The State Of Kansas For Claims Against The Government.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Paper on the Claims of Kansas. 28 Jan. HMD 36,41-2, v3, 16p. [1433] For expenses of the 1864 Indian expedition.

Management Of Indians In British America. Report On The Management Of The Indians In British North America By The British Government.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Report on Management of Indians in British America. 27 Jan. HMD 35, 41-2, v3, 38p. [1433] To discover why there have been no major Indian wars there, and why civilization is proceeding well; the "Six Nations" of Mohawks, Senecas, Cayugas, Oneidas, Onondagas, and Tuscaroras; populations increasing.

Report Of Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, 1869

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Grant. 6 Dec. HED 1, 41-2, v1-3, 2771p. [ 1411-1414] A new policy towards the Indians (the "Quaker policy") as wards of the U.S., involving placement of all Indians on reservations, and the inducing of Indians to take their lands in severalty; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1412-1413); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serial 1414); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1414); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1414), including formation of reservations, trust funds, and reports of Supts., agents, schools, and farms; etc.

St. Paul And St. George, Alaska. Letter From Frank N. Wicker To Hon. Robert C. Schenck, With Copy Of Report Made To The Solicitor Of The Treasury Relative Of The Islands Of St. Paul And St. George, Alaska

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Letter on St. Paul and St. George Islands, Alaska. [1431] The killing of seals by natives of the islands (Aleuts).