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Report Of The Commissioner Of The General Land Office, 1862.

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

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Lincoln. 1 Dec. HED 1, 37-3, v1-4, 2775p. [1156-1159] Indian treaties with the Confederacy; Sioux uprising in Minnesota; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serial 1159); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serial 1157); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial1157); annual report of the CIA (Serial1157), including removal of Indians from Kansas, Indian populations, and reports of Supts., agents, and schools; etc.

Pacific Railroad

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

An Act for the Construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. 14 July. SMD 108, 37-2, v1, 12p. [1124) The U.S. will extinguish Indian title to land which lies along this route as quickly as possible.

Relations Between The United States And Northwest British America. Letter From The Secretary Of The Treasury, In Answer To A Resolution Of The House Of 20th May Last On The Subject Of Relations With Northwest British America, "Particularly The Central Districts Of The Red River Of The North And The Saskatchewan.".

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

Relations Between the U.S. and Northwest British America. 11 July. HED 146, 37-2, v10, 85p. [1138] British-Indian trade; Indians residing in the area discussed.

Private Land Claims In New Mexico. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting The Reports Of The Surveyor General And Papers In Four Private Land Claims In New Mexico.

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

Letter on Private Land Claims in New Mexico. 16 May. HED 112, 37-2, v9, 39p. [1137] Settlers kept from land due to Indian hostilities.

Preliminary Report On The Eighth Census. 1860

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

Preliminary Report on the Eighth Census. [1137] Indian populations; slaves held by Indians west of Arkansas.

An Act To Secure Homesteads To Actual Settlers On The Public Domain, United States Congess

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This Act, dated May 20, 1862 also known as United States (US) Public Law 37-64 and popularly known as the Homestead Act, the Homestead Act of 1862, and the Homestead Act of May 20, 1862, provides for adults who fulfill certain requirements to acquire title of up to a quarter section (160 acres) land from the public domain by registering and making certain "improvements" to the land.

Message Of The President Of The United States, Transmitting A Petition Of Citizens Of Oregon And Washington Territory, And A Report Of The Third Auditor Of The Treasury In Relation To The Indian War Claims In Oregon And Washington Territory

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

Message on Indian War Claims. [122] In Oregon and Washington; war of 1855-1856.

Letter Of The Secretary Of The Interior To The Chairman Of The Committee Of Indian Affairs, Transmitting A Communication From H. B. Whipple, Bishop Of Minnesota, To The President Of The United States, In Relation To Indian Affairs In That State, Recommending The Adoption Of Measures For Their Improvement.

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

Letter on Indian Affairs in Minnesota. 1 Apr. SMD 77, 37-2, v1, 5p. [1124] Bishop Whipple writes of the sad state of affairs in Chippewa and Sioux country.

Message Of The President Of The United States, Transmitting A Copy Of A Communication Of The 21st Of December Last To The Secretary Of State By The Governor Of The Territory Of Nevada

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

Message on Affairs in Nevada Territory. [1122] Proposed constitution forbids Indians to testify against whites in criminal trials; Shoshone hostilities due to death of a friendly chief.

Military And Naval Defences. Ho. Reps., Ex. Doc. No. 243, 24th Cong., 1st Session. Message From The President Of The United States To The Senate Of The United States, Accompanied With Reports From The Secretaries Of War And Navy, Relative To The Military And Naval Defences Of The Country.

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

Message on Military and Naval Defenses. 26 Mar. HED 92, 37-2, v7, 415p. [1135] Reprint of reports of frontier defenses against hostile Indians.

Resolutions Of The Legislature Of Kansas, In Favor Of The Passage Of An Act To Secure The Early Completion Of A Railroad From The Missouri River To The Pacific Ocean The Ratification Of The Treaty Lately Made With The Pottawatomie Indian Nation; And A Grant To Said State Of Five Million Acres Of The Public Lands In Said State To Aid In The Construction Of Railroads.

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

Resol. of the Kansas Legis. 17 Mar. SMD 64, 37-2, v1, 2p. [1124] Ask railroad to the Pacific, through Kansas, be constructed; treaty lately concluded with the Pottawatomies must be ratified to procure needed lands.

Letter Of The Second Auditor Of The Treasury, Transmitting Copies Of All Accounts Which Have Been Received At That Office From Persons Charged Or Trusted With The Disbursement Of Moneys, Goods, Or Effects Of Any Kind For The Benefit Of The Indians, From July 1, 1860, To June 30, 1861.

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

Disbursements to the Indians. 10 Mar. SED 31, 37-2, v4, 301p. [1121] Year ending 30 June 1861.

Resolutions Of The Legislature Of Kansas, In Favor Of An Appropriation To Extend The Lines Of The Public Surveys Over The Unsurveyed Portion Of The State, And The Extinguishment Of Indian Titles To Lands In Said State.

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

Resol. of the Kansas Legis. 26 Feb. SMD 57, 37-2, v1, 2p. [1124] or HMD 75, 37-2, v1, 2p. [1141] Settlers on Cherokee neutral, and Osage lands; ask extinguishment of title to Cherokee, Osage, Pottawatomie, Kickapoo, Sac and Fox, Ottawa, Kansas, Iowa, Sac and fox of the Missouri, and the absent Shawnee Indian lands.

Receipts And Expenditures. Letter From The Secretary Of The Treasury, Transmitting Annual Statement Of The Receipts And Expenditures Of The United States For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1861, As Required By The Standing Order Of The House Of Representatitves Of December 30, 1791, And The Act Of August 26, 1842.

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

Receipts and Expenditures. 27 Jan. HED 36, 37-2, v3, 560p. [1129] Year ending 30 June 1861; Indian expenses.

Fort Ridgely And South Pass Wagon Road. Report From The Secretary Of The Interior, In Compliance With Act Of March, 1861, Making Appropriations For The Army, Communicating Results Of Examination Into The Accounts Of The Late Superintendent Of The Fort Ridgely And South Pass Wagon Road.

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

Report on a Wagon Road. 24 Jan. HED 35, 37-2, v3, 36p. [1129] Examination of the accounts of the late Supt. of the Fort Ridgely- South Pass road; property meant for Messrs. Cullen and Mix of the Indian Bureau not delivered.

Accounts Of Brigham Young, Superintendent Of Indian Affairs In Utah Territory. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting Report Of The Investigation Of The Acts Of Governor Young, Ex-Officio Superintendent Of Indian Affairs In Utah Territory

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

Letter on the Accounts of B. Young. [1128] Investigation of the disbursements for Indians made by this ex officio Supt. of Indian Affairs in Utah.

George W. Johnson. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, In Answer To Resolution Of The House Of February 11, 1861, Transmitting A Report Of The Surveyor General Of Washington Territory, In Relation To Damages Suffered By George W. Johnson In Consequence Of The Occupancy Of His Lands By The War Department.

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

Letter on War Dept. Occupancy of Land. 7 Jan. HED 26, 37-2, v1 , 50p. [1127] War Dept. confiscates land in Washington Territory in 1856 for protection of the Cascades from Indian hostilities.

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1861-62, Jamaica

Jamaica

Passed in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of Queen Victoria.

Published under the Direction of the Commissioners appointed by 59 Geo. III. Cap. XXIV.

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1862 (Sess. 1), Jamaica

Jamaica

Passed in the twenty-sixth year of the reign of Queen Victoria.

Published under the direction of the Commissioners appointed by 59 Geo. III. Cap. XXIV.

Report Of The Secretary Of The Treasury, Of The State Of The Finances, For The Year Ending June 30, 1861.

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

Annual Report of the Sec. of the Treasury. 9 Dec. SED 2, 37-2, v4 , 302p. [1121] Year ending 30 June 1861; Indian expenses.

Contingent Expenses Of The Department Of The Interior. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting Annual Statement Of The Contingent Expenses Of That Department For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1861.

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

Contingent Expenses of the Interior Dept. 18 Dec. HED 13, 37-2, v1, 136p. [1127] Year ending 30 June 1861; office of the CIA.

Estimates Of Appropriation. Letters From The Secretary Of The Treasury Transmitting Estimates Of Additional Appropriations Required For The Service Of The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1862; And Also Estimates Of Appropriations Required For The Service Of The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1863.

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

Estimates of Appropriations. 4 Dec. HED 1, 37-2, v1, 262p. [1127] Year ending 30 June 1863; Indian expenses.

Report Of The Secretary Of War, 1861

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

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Lincoln. 3 Dec. SED 1, 37-2, v1-3 , 2159p. [1117-1119) Indian relations with the U.S. disturbed by the Civil War; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serial 1118) ; annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serial 1117) ; annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1117); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1117), including attempts of Confederacy to alienate Indians from the U.S., report of a visit to the Central Superintendency; British trade; treaty negotiations, agents for new Territories; fear of Indian troubles on the Upper Missouri; hostilities in the …

Report Of The Commissioner Of The General Land Office, 1861

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

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Lincoln. 3 Dec. SED 1, 37-2, v1-3 , 2159p. [1117-1119) Indian relations with the U.S. disturbed by the Civil War; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serial 1118) ; annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serial 1117) ; annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1117); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1117), including attempts of Confederacy to alienate Indians from the U.S., report of a visit to the Central Superintendency; British trade; treaty negotiations, agents for new Territories; fear of Indian troubles on the Upper Missouri; hostilities in the …

Report Of The Secretary Of The Interior, 1861.

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

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Lincoln. 3 Dec. SED 1, 37-2, v1-3 , 2159p. [1117-1119) Indian relations with the U.S. disturbed by the Civil War; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serial 1118) ; annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serial 1117) ; annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 111 7); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1117), including attempts of Confederacy to alienate Indians from the U.S., report of a visit to the Central Superintendency; British trade; treaty negotiations, agents for new Territories; fear of Indian troubles on the Upper Missouri; hostilities in …

Annual Report Of Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, 1861

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

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Lincoln. 3 Dec. SED 1, 37-2, v1-3 , 2159p. [1117-1119) Indian relations with the U.S. disturbed by the Civil War; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serial 1118) ; annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serial 1117) ; annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1117); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1117), including attempts of Confederacy to alienate Indians from the U.S., report of a visit to the Central Superintendency; British trade; treaty negotiations, agents for new Territories; fear of Indian troubles on the Upper Missouri; hostilities in the …

Taxation Of The Wyandotte Indian Lands In Kansas. Letter Of The Secretary Of State Of The State Of Kansas, Transmitting A Copy Of The Act Of That State In Relation To The Taxation Of The Wyandotte Indian Lands In Kansas.

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

An Act of the Kansas Legis. 15 July. HMD 7, 37-1 , v1, 2p. [1115] Lands ceded by the Wyandottes under the treaty of 31 Jan. 1855 to be taxed.

Estimates Of Additional Appropriations, Fiscal Years 1861, 1862

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

Estimates of Appropriations. 2 July . HED 1, 37-1, v1, 91p. [1114] Year ending 30 June 1861 and 30 June 1862; Indian expenses.

Letter From The Secretary Of The Treasury, Transmitting Estimates Of Appropriations Required For The Service Of The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1861

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

Estimates of Appripriations. [1043] Year ending 30 June 1861; Indian expenses.

Claim Of Hon. H. M. Rice. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting Papers Containing Information In Relation To The Claim Of Hon. H. M. Rice

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

L-C of H. Rice. [1101] Payment for subsisting emigrant Winnebagoes in 1850-1851; removal from Iowa and Wisconsin to Minnesota.