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Indians On The Upper Missouri. Message From The President Of The United States, Transmitting A Report In Regard To The Expedition Among The Indians On The Upper Missouri. March 24, 1856. -- Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs And Ordered To Be Printed., United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives, President Of The United States, Department Of The Interior, Office Of Indian Affairs, Alfred Cumming, Franklin Pierce
Indians On The Upper Missouri. Message From The President Of The United States, Transmitting A Report In Regard To The Expedition Among The Indians On The Upper Missouri. March 24, 1856. -- Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs And Ordered To Be Printed., United States Congress, Us House Of Representatives, President Of The United States, Department Of The Interior, Office Of Indian Affairs, Alfred Cumming, Franklin Pierce
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This Executive Document, dated March 24, 1856, also known as United States (US) House of Representatives Executive Document No. 65, consists of a message from US President Franklin Pierce, in which Pierce transmits, "in obedience to [the US House of Representatives'] resolution of the 17th instant, a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, accompanied by a copy of the report of Superintendent [Alfred] Cumming, in regard to his late expedition among the tribes of the Indians on the Upper Missouri."
In his report, Cummings reports on his trip up the Missouri for the purpose of distributing "annuities" to local …