RMM09188.xml Guide to the United States War Department correspondence and records regarding Indian affairs and activities with Indian nations,1798-1874. United States War Department correspondence and records regarding Indian affairs and activities with Indian nations,1798-1874. Compiled by Evan Fay Earle Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library March 2006

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Finding aid encoded by Evan Fay Earle, March 2006 2007-05-29 converted from EAD 1.0 to EAD 2002 Guide to the United States War Department Correspondence And Records Regarding Indian Affairs And Activities With Indian Nations,1798-1874. Collection Number: 9188 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu Evan Fay Earle March 2006 Evan Fay Earle March 2006 © 2003 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY United States War Department correspondence and records regarding Indian affairs and activities with Indian nations, 1798-1874. 9188 United States.War Dept. 1 cubic ft. Correspondence, Reports Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Typed transcripts of correspondence and records of activities with Indian nations. Transcripts include information on Indian census, Indian removal, reports from Indian agencies, United States policy, trade regulations, emigration, crime, and treaties. Many of the reports are from Indian agents to commanding officers or superintendents of the Office of Indian Affairs, some correspondence giving instructions to agents. Includes an index. Collection material in English COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Typed transcripts of correspondence and records of activities with Indian nations. Transcripts include information on Indian census, Indian removal, reports from Indian agencies, United States policy, trade regulations, emigration, crime, and treaties. Many of the reports are from Indian agents to commanding officers or superintendents of the Office of Indian Affairs, some correspondence giving instructions to agents. Includes an index.

 SUBJECTS Names: United States. Belknap, William W.(William Worth), 1829-1890. Burdett, Samuel S.(Samuel Swinfin), 1836-1914. Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866. Clark, William, 1770-1838. Crazy Horse, ca. 1842-1877. Ewing, George Washington, 1803-1866. Herring, E.(Elbert), 1777-1876. Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913. Leeper, Mathew. McGillycuddy, Valentine, 1849-1939. Meigs, Return Jonathan, 1740-1823. Pike, Albert, 1809-1891. Rector, Elias. Reed, Thomas B.(Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902. Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888. Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862. Taylor, Ezra B.(Ezra Booth), 1823-1912. Townsend, E. D.(Edward Davis), 1817-1893. Huntington Free Library. United States.Office of Indian Affairs. United States.Office of Indian Affairs.Red Cloud Agency. Subjects: Indians of North America. Indians of North America--Alcohol use. Indian captivities. Indians of North America--Census. Indians of North America--Commerce. Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation. Indians of North America--Government relations. Indians of North America--Great Plains. Indians of North America--Iowa. Indians of North America--Kansas. Indians of North America--Michigan. Indians of North America--Missouri. Indians of North America--Missouri River Valley. Indians of North America--Montana. Indians of North America--Oregon. Indians of North America--Texas. Indians of North America--Utah. Indians of North America--Washington (State). Indians of North America--Wisconsin. Indians of North America--Migrations. Indians of North America--Missions. Indians of North America Mormons. Blackfoot Indians. Caddo Indians. Cherokee Indians. Chickasaw Indians. Choctaw Indians. Comanche Indians. Creek Indians. Dakota Indians. Fox Indians. Iowa Indians. Kickapoo Indians. Koasati Indians. Modoc Indians. Modoc Indians--Wars, 1873. Ojibwa Indians. Osage Indians. Ottawa Indians. Potawatomi Indians. Sauk Indians. Seminole Indians. Seneca Indians. Shawnee Indians. Tonkawa Indians. Tonkawa language. Wea Indians. Wichita Indians. Winnebago Indians. Wyandot Indians. Yamassee Indians. Yamassee Indians--Wars. Places: Fort Colville (Wash.) Fort Ellis (Mont.) Fort Laramie (Wyo.) Fort Pierre (S.D.) Fort Smith (Ark.) Neah Bay (Wash.) Nooksack River (Wash.) Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska. Tulalip Indian Reservation (Wash.) INFORMATION FOR USERS Cite As:

United States War Department correspondence and records regarding Indian affairs and activities with Indian nations, #9188. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

 CONTAINER LIST 0 Detailed printed guide

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1 General information

Pages G1-G81

 2 Albert Pike

Pages P1-P192

 3 Washington and Oregon Territories

Pages W+O1-W+O90

 4 St. Louis and Michigan Districts

Pages S1-S270

 5 Red Cloud Agency

Pages R1-R264

 6 December 28, 1802 - December 31, 1812 Colonel Return J. Meigs

Pages M1-M177

 7 July 1813 - February 1823 Colonel Return J. Meigs

Pages M178-M356

 8 1798 - 1823 Cherokee, not including Meigs

Pages C1-C245

 9 1831 - 1837, 1842 - 1846, 1861 - 1863, undated Cherokee

Pages C246-C507

 10 Western Territory, not including Meigs and Cherokee

Pages W1-W152

 11 December 1831 - December 1834 Reports Western Territory

Pages 1-189