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Petition Of S. N. Goodale, Praying The Construction Of A Railroad Through The Indian Territory, From The South Line Of Kansas To The North Line Of Texas.

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

Petition of S. Goodale. 19 Feb. SMD 59, 39-1, vl, 3p. [1239] Construction of a railroad (the Leavenworth, Lawrence , and Fort Gibson line) through Indian Territory; will pass through Creek, Cherokee, and Choctaw country.

Resolutions Of The Legislature Of Kansas, In Favor Of So Amending The Provisions Of The Land Grant To The Leavenworth, Lawrence And Fort Gibson Railroad, Together With A Branch From Lawrence To Emporia, As To Make Burlingame A Point On Said Road.

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

Resol. of the Kansas Legis. 13 Feb. SMD 55 , 39-1, v1, 1p. [1239] Request for land grant to be given to the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Fort Gibson Railroad referred to the Com. on Indian Affairs.

Resolutions Of The Legislature Of Kansas, In Favor Of A Grant To That State Of The 16th And 36th Sections Of Land On The Indian Reservations, Or Other Public Lands In Lieu Thereof, For The Benefit Of Common Schools In That State.

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

Resol. of the Kansas Legis. 8 Feb. SMD 52, 39-1, v1, 1p. [1239] Lands meant for the benefit of schools located in Indian reservations.

Communication From The Superintendent Of Indian Affairs And The Indian Agent Of The Territory Of Nebraska, Addressed To The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, In Relation To The Winnebago Reservation

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

Communication on the Winnebago Reservation. [1239] Said Indians from Minnesota after the Sioux uprising of 1862; at first removed to an unsuitable location in Dakota Territory; removed, then, to Nebraska, where they purchased a reserve from the Omahas, at their own expense.

Resolutions Of The Legislature Of Missouri, In Favor Of A Grant Of Lands To Aid In The Construction Of A Railroad From Kansas City, Connecting Northwest Missouri With Galveston, Texas; Also, A Grant Of Lands To Aid In The Construction Of The Southwest Branch Of The Pacific Railroad From The Western Boundary Of That State To The Pacific Ocean.

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

Resol. of the Missouri Legis. 31 Jan. SMD 46, 39-1, v1, 2p. [1239] Land grants for a railroad from Kansas City to Galveston, Texas; through Indian Territory.

Petition Of Redick Mckee, Late Commissioner And Indian Agent For California, Praying To Be Indemnified For Expenses Incurred And Disbursements Made By Him, As He Alleges, While Acting As Disbursing Agent Of The Board Of Commissioners To Arrange The Difficulties Between The Whites And The Indians In California In The Years 1851, 1852, And 1853.

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

Petition of R. McKee. 15 Jan. SMD 37, 39-1, v1, 4p. [1239] Asks indemnification for expenses incurred while disbursing agent for the California Indian treaty commission of 1851-1853.

Memorial Of The Legislative Assembly Of Dakota, Asking For The Establishment Of A Mail Route From Fort Randall, Dakota Territory, To Fort Sully, In The Same Territory.

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

Memorial of the Dakota Legis. [1270] Mail route from Fort Sully to Fort Randall; Minnesota Sioux Indian Agency.

Memorial Of The Legislative Assembly Of Dakota, Asking For A Geological Survey Of The Black Hill Country And Bad Lands In Dakota Territory.

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

Memorial of the Dakota Legis. [1270] Ask for a survey of the Black Hills; Indian hostilities have prevented this to date.

A Digest Of The Reported Cases Contained In The Michigan Reports, Thomas M. Cooley

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"Seventeen volumes of Reports are embraced in this Digest; all of them official and authoritative, being prepared by Reporters appointed by the Courts under authority of law."

Law And Lawyers In Society: An Address Delivered Before The Graduating Class Of The Law Department Of The University Of Michigan, March 28, 1866, James V. Campbell

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Law And Lawyers In Society An Address Delivered Before The Graduating Class Of The Law Department Of The University Of Michigan, James V. Campbell

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Report : Mr. Pomeroy

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

Resol. of Sen. Pomeroy. 6 Dec. SMD 7, 39-1, v1, 1p. [1239] The government should stop being conciliatory towards Indians committing hostilities on the western frontier; the Indians should be whipped into submission.

Report Of The Secretary Of The Treasury On The State Of The Finances For The Year 1865.

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

Annual Report of the Sec. of the Treasury. [1254] Year ending 30 June 1865; Indian expenses.

Message Of The President Of The United States, And Accompanying Documents, To The Two Houses Of Congress, At The Commencement Of The First Session Of The Thirty-Ninth Congress, 1865.

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

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Johnson. [1244-1254] Annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1249-12520; annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serial 1248); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1248); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1248), including trust lands, trust funds, populations, council proceedings with the Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Apaches, Kiowas, and Comanches, and reports of Supts., agents, and schools; etc.

Message Of The President Of The United States, And Accompanying Documents, To The Two Houses Of Congress, At The Commencement Of The First Session Of The Thirty-Ninth Congress : Report Of The Secretary Of The Interior, 1865

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

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Johnson. [1244-54] Annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1249-1252); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serial 1248); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1248); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1248), including trust lands, trust funds, populations, council proceedings with the Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Apaches, Kiowas, and Comanches, and report of Supts., agents, and schools; etc.

Letters From The Secretary Of The Treasury, Transmitting Estimates Of Additional Appropriations Required For The Service Of The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1866, And Previous Years; And Also Estimates Of Appropriations Required For The Service Of The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1867.

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

Estimates of Appropriations. [1254] Year ending 30 June 1867; Indian expenes.

Message Of The President Of The United States, And Accompanying Documents, To The Two Houses Of Congress, At The Commencement Of The First Session Of The Thirty-Ninth Congress : Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, 1865

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

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Johnson. [1244-54] Annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1249-1252); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serial 1248); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1248); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1248), including trust lands, trust funds, populations, council proceedings with the Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Apaches, Kiowas, and Comanches, and report of Supts., agents, and schools; etc.

Message Of The President Of The United States, And Accompanying Documents, To The Two Houses Of Congress, At The Commencement Of The First Session Of The Thirty-Ninth Congress : Report Of The Secretary Of War, 1865.

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

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Johnson. [1244-1254] Annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1249-1252; annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serial 1248); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1248); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1248), including trust lands, trust funds, populations, council proceedings with the Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Apaches, Kiowas, and Comanches, and reports of Supts., agents, and schools; etc.

Message Of The President Of The United States, And Accompanying Documents, To The Two Houses Of Congress, At The Commencement Of The First Session Of The Thirty-Ninth Congress : Report Of The Commissioner Of The General Land Office, 1865

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

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Johnson. [1244-54] Annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1249-1252); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serial 1248); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1248); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1248), including trust lands, trust funds, populations, council proceedings with the Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Apaches, Kiowas, and Comanches, and report of Supts., agents, and schools; etc.

Letter Written By Judge David Mcdonald To President Andrew Johnson, David Mcdonald

David McDonald (1842-1853)

Handwritten draft letter written by Judge David McDonald to President Andrew Johnson, dated May 10, 1865. The letter discusses the treason case against William Bowles, Lambdin P. Milligan, and Stephen Horsey. McDonald urges President Johnson to set aside the scheduled execution of the three men until the United States Supreme Court had a chance to review the case. The Supreme Court ultimately set aside the convictions in the case titled Ex parte Milligan.

Annual Report Of The Secretary Of War, At The Second Session Of The Thirty-Eighth Congress.

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

Annual Report of the Sec. of War.2 Mar.HED 83, 38-2, v14, 235p. [1230] During 1864.

Consolidation Of The Indian Tribes. Protest Of The Cherokee Nation Against Senate Bill 459, Entitled "A Bill To Provide For The Consolidation Of The Indian Tribes, And To Establish Civil Government In The Indian Territory."

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

Protest of the Cherokee Nation. [1232] Against a bill to consolidate Indian tribes and to establish civil government in Indian Territory.

General Law Concerning Indians

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Report on British Policy Towards Indians. 1 Mar. SR 138, 38-2, v1, 16p. [1211] Information to be used in reshaping U.S. Indian policy; British reliance on the Hudson's Bay Company to administer Indian affairs; etc.

Annual Report Of The Board Of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution, Showing The Operations, Expenditures, And Condition Of The Institution For The Year 1864

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

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution. [1233] Research related to the American Indian; aboriginal inhabitants of the California peninsula; explorations of upper California and western Missouri; etc.

Kaskaskia, Peoria, Wea, And Piankeshaw Indians. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Recommending The Payment Of A Sum Of Money To The Confederated Bands Of Kaskaskia, Peoria, Wea, And Piankeshaw Indians, To Be Reimbursed To The Treasury Upon The Sale Of The Trust Lands Of The Said Indians.

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

Payments to Indian Tribes. [1229] Balance due the confederated tribes of the Weas, Kaskaskias, Peorias, and Piankeshaws for sale of trust lands.

Letter Of The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting A Communication And Accompanying Estimate Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs For An Appropriation To Carry Into Effect The Provisions Of The Treaty Made With The Great And Little Osages In Kansas, August 29, 1863, And Senate Amendments Thereto Of July 2, 1864.

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

Letter on an Appropriation to Carry Into Effect an Indian Treaty. 24 Feb. SED 25, 38-2, v1 , 2p. [1209] Treaty of 29 Aug. 1863 (and Senate amendments of 2 July 1864) with the Great and Little Osages of Kansas.

Indian Trust Bonds. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Stating The Amount Of Bonds Of The State Of Virginia, And Bonds Of Other Corporations Guaranteed By The State Of Virginia, Held By The United States In Trust For Certain Indian Tribes, And Asking For Authority To Dispose Of The Same.

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

Indian Trust Bonds. [1229] Payment by West Virginia of interest due Indian tribes holding bonds of the State of Virginia.

Receipts And Expenditures. Letter From The Secretary Of The Treasury, Transmitting A Statement Of The Receipts And Expenditures Of The Government For The Year Ending June 30, 1864.

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

Receipts and Expenditures. [1229] Year ending 30 June 1864; Indian expenses.

William Nicholls

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R-P of W. Nicholls. 22 Feb. SR 131, 38-2, v1, 2p. [1211] Spy during the War of 1812; British and Indian forces.

Deficiencies Of Appropriations For Chippewas Of Pembina And Red Lake. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting Estimates To Supply Deficiencies For The Chippewas Of Pembina And Red Lake Under Treaty Of 2d October, 1863.

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

Deficiencies of Appropriations for Certain Indians. [1229] Estimates to supply deficiencies for the Chippewas of Pembina and Red Lake under the treaty of 2 Oct. 1863.