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The Alaska Commercial Company.

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

Report on the Alaska Commercial Company. [1712] Sale of liquor to the Indians, and inciting them to do violence.

Memorial Of The Creek Delegation, In Relation To Funds Due The "Creek Orphans," Under The Creek Treaty Of 1832 And The Act Of March 3, 1837.

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

Memorial of the Creek Delegation. [1665] On funds due the Creek orphans under the treaty of 24 Mar. 1832.

Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, To Hon. William B. Allison, Chairman Of The Committee On Indian Affairs, Transmitting A Copy Of A Letter From The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, And Draught Of Bill To Authorize The Use Of A Portion Of The Funds Belonging To The Great And Little Osage Indians; Also Copies Of Letters In Relation Thereto.

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

Letter on the Great Little Osages. [1665] Use of funds belonging to the tribes by sale of lands in Kansas under the treaty of 29 Sept. 1865.

New Mexico

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

Report on New Mexico. [1710] Admission as a State; population of the Pueblo Indians; Indian wars of 1860-1870.

New Mexico

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

Report on New Mexico. [1710] Admission as a State; population of the Pueblo Indians; Indian wars of 1860-1870.

Statistics Of Mines And Mining In The States And Territories West Of The Rocky Mountains; Being The Eighth Annual Report Of Rossiter W. Raymond, United States Commissioner Of Mining Statistics

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

Statistics on Mining West of the Rocky Mountains. [1691] Apache hostilities in Arizona; Indian troubles likely in the Black Hills; etc.

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.

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

Letter on the Resources of Alaska. 12 Apr. SED 48, 44-1, v1, 5p. [1664] Indian trade; Hudson's Bay Company; settlers.

Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution, Showing The Operations, Expenditures, And Condition Of The Institution For The Year 1875.

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

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution. [1665] Research related to the American Indian; Indian vocabularies; ancient artifacts from Michigan; etc.

Province Of Oklahoma

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

Province of Oklahoma. [1708] Establishment of a territorial form of government over Indian Territory.

Transfer Of Indian Bureau.

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

Report on Transfer of the Indian Bureau. [1708] Testimony on the transfer of the bureau from the Interior Dept. to the War Dept.; Army-Indian relations investigated; recommends transfer.

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.

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

Message on Military Arrests in Alaska Territory. 6 Mar. SED 33, 44-1, v1, 25p. [1664] List of those arrested, giving the cause of arrest; includes selling liquor to Indians.

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.

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

Private Land Claims in New Mexico. 3 Mar. SED 31, 44-1, v1, 20p. [1664] Land occupied by settlers except during Indian troubles.

William P. Ross. Letter From The Attorney-General, Transmitting, In Response To A House Resolution Of The 15th Instant, Papers And Records Relating To The Complicity Of William P. Ross In The Alleged Indian-Bounty Frauds Of John W. Wright.

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

Letter on W. Ross. [1689] His complicity in the alleged Indianbounty frauds of J. Wright; Cherokee delegate who claims to be principal chief of the Cherokee.

Memorial Of Citizens Of Arkansas, Remonstrating Against The Establishment Of A United States Court In The Indian Territory.

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

Memorial of Arkansas Citizens. [1665] Against establishment of a U.S. court in Indian Territory; would mean Indians would sit as jurors in cases involving whites.

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.

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

Letter on Alaska Territory. 6 Jan. SED 12, 44-1, v1, 33p. [1664] Effects of liquor on the Indians; council with the Stickeens; visits to other tribes, with councils ensuing; trade situation, particularly with respect to seals; Russian influence.

Alaska Seal-Fisheries. Letter From The Secretary Of The Navy, Transmitting A Copy Of The Report Of Lieut. Washburn Maynard, United States Navy, On The Subject Of The Alaska Seal-Fisheries

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

Letter on the Alaska Seal Fisheries. [1687] Description of the native Aleuts upon the islands off the Alaskan coast; fur trade with the Russians.

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1876, Jamaica

Jamaica

Passed in the year 1876.

Published by authority.

Extradition, Thomas M. Cooley

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The policy of returning for trial and punishment the criminal of one country who has escaped to another, is not less manifest than its justice. It would seem, therefore, that there ought to be no great difficulty in agreeing upon the proper international regulations for the purpose. This, ho:wever, has until recently been practically an impossibility. While the leading nations of Christendom were engaged for a very large proportion of the time in inflicting upon each other all the mischief possible, it was not to be expected that they would be solicitous to assist in the enforcement of their respective …

Outlines Of The Political History Of Michigan, James V. Campbell

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Written in 1876 this work was originally intended as a sketch of the political development of the State of Michigan to be used for the purposes of its Centennial Committee. Chapters span Michigan political history beginning with early explorations by France and England, colonization, French and then British rule, military conquest, the administration of colonial governors, relations with adjacent territorial entities, the last years of the Territory and the first Constitution of 1835; and lastly, Michigan under the Constitution of 1850.

Incidental Injuries From Exercise Of Lawful Rights, Thomas M. Cooley

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In the present paper those cases will be considered in which one person suffers an injury in consequence of the exercise by another person of his legal rights. Many such cases occur in which, although the injury may be severe, the law will award no compensation, there being no tort in the case because there is an absence of that wrong the concurrence of which with damage is essential to an action. Negligence might supply the wrong, but we now speak of cases of which that is not an element.

Incidental Injuries From Exercise Of Lawful Rights, Thomas M. Cooley

Articles

In the present paper those cases will be considered in which one person suffers an injury in consequence of the exercise by another person of his legal rights. Many such cases occur in which, although the injury may be severe, the law will award no compensation, there being no tort in the case because there is an absence of that wrong the concurrence of which with damage is essential to an action. Negligence might supply the wrong, but we now speak of cases of which that is not an element.

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.

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

Investigation of the Osage Indian Agency. [1664] Charges of irregularities committed by the agent; proceedings of the investigation.

Contingent Fund, Department Of The Interior. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting A Statement Of Expenditures Of The Contingent Funds Of The Several Bureaus And Offices Of His Department For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1875

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

Contingent Expenses of the Interior Dept. [1682] Year ending 30 June 1875; OIA.

Report Of The Secretary Of The Interior; Being Part Of The Message And Documents Communicated To The Two Houses Of Congress At The Beginning Of The First Session Of The Forty-Fourth Congress : Report Of The Commissioner Of Education, 1875

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

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Grant. 7 Dec. HED 1, 44-1. v1-5. 8364p. [1672-1682) Conflict between the Sioux Indians and miners entering the Black Hills; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1674-1678); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 1680-1681); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1680); annual report of the CIA (Serial1680) , ineluding issues surrounding the Sioux treaty of 1868, the Sioux problem and the Black Hills, Mission Indians of California, Indian Territory, and reports of Supts ., agents, schools, and farms; etc.

Letter From The Attorney-General, Transmitting, In Compliance With The Act Of July 15, 1870, An Estimate Of Appropriation In Relation To The Duty Of The District Attorneys And The Attorney-General Of The United States To Institute And Prosecute Suits Against The Present And Former Agents Of The Eastern Band Of The Cherokee Indians

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

Eastern Band of Cherokees. [1648] Approrpiation to pay the costs of suits brought by the Indians against present and former agents among them.

Memorial Of Members Of The Cherokee Nation Of Indians, Praying For The Appointment Of A Commission To Inquire Into Alleged Irregularities Officers And Agents Intrusted With The Management Of Certain Funds Belonging To That Nation

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

Memorial of Cherokee Indians. [1630] Ask investigation of alleged irregularities in the management of Cherokee trust funds.

Protest Of The Osage Nation Of Indians, Against The Establishment By Congress Of A Territorial Government Of The United States Over The Indian Nations

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

Protest of the Osage Nation. [1630] Against formation of a territorial government over Indian Territory; railroad interests.

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.

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

Indians Killed by U.S. Troops. [1629] Numbers of Indians killed or captured; numbers of civilians and soldiers killed by Indians; list of tribes and circumstances.

Letter From The Secretary Of The Treasury, Transmitting Estimates Of The Deficiencies In Appropriations Required By The Various Departments To Complete The Service Of The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1875, And Prior Years

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

Deficiencies in Appropriations. [1645] Year ending 30 June 1875; Indian expenses.

Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Relative To The Claim Of William P. Lyon & Son For Printing One Thousand Volumes Of Choctaw Laws

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

L-C of W. Lyon and Son. [1646] For printing 1000 volumes of Choctaw laws.