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
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
United States War Department correspondence and records regarding Indian affairs and
activities with Indian nations, 1798-1874.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
9188
Abstract:
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.
Creator:
United States. War Department
Huntington Free Library
Quanitities:
1 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
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.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
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.
Names:
Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890.
Burdett, Samuel S. (Samuel Swinfin), 1836-1914.
Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866.
Crazy Horse, approximately 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.
Clark, William, 1770-1838.
United States. Office of Indian Affairs
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Red Cloud Agency
Places:
Tulalip Indian Reservation (Wash.)
Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska.
Nooksack River (Wash.)
Neah Bay (Wash.)
Fort Smith (Ark.)
Fort Pierre (S.D.)
Fort Laramie (Wyo.)
Fort Ellis (Mont.)
Fort Colville (Wash. : Army garrison)
Subjects:
Yamassee Indians -- Wars.
Yamassee Indians.
Wyandot Indians.
Winnebago Indians.
Wichita Indians.
Wea Indians.
Tonkawa language.
Tonkawa Indians.
Shawnee Indians.
Seneca Indians.
Seminole Indians.
Sauk Indians.
Potawatomi Indians.
Ottawa Indians.
Osage Indians.
Ojibwa Indians.
Modoc War, 1872-1873.
Modoc Indians.
Koasati Indians.
Kickapoo Indians.
Iowa Indians.
Fox Indians.
Dakota Indians.
Creek Indians.
Comanche Indians.
Choctaw Indians.
Chickasaw Indians.
Cherokee Indians.
Caddo Indians.
Blackfoot Indians.
Mormons.
Indians of North America -- Treaties.
Indians of North America -- Missions.
Indians of North America -- Migrations.
Indians of North America -- Wisconsin.
Indians of North America -- Washington (State).
Indians of North America -- Utah.
Indians of North America -- Texas.
Indians of North America -- Oregon.
Indians of North America -- Montana.
Indians of North America -- Missouri River Valley.
Indians of North America -- Missouri.
Indians of North America -- Michigan.
Indians of North America -- Kansas.
Indians of North America -- Iowa.
Indians of North America -- Great Plains.
Indians of North America -- Government relations.
Indians of North America -- Cultural assimilation.
Indians of North America -- Commerce.
Indians of North America -- Census.
Indian captivities.
Indians of North America -- Alcohol use.
Indians of North America.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 0 |
Detailed printed guide
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Scope and Contents
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
General information
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Scope and Contents
Pages G1-G81
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| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Albert Pike
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Scope and Contents
Pages P1-P192
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Washington and Oregon Territories
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Scope and Contents
Pages W+O1-W+O90
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
St. Louis and Michigan Districts
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Scope and Contents
Pages S1-S270
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| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Red Cloud Agency
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Scope and Contents
Pages R1-R264
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| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Colonel Return J. Meigs
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December 28, 1802 - December 31, 1812 |
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Scope and Contents
Pages M1-M177
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| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Colonel Return J. Meigs
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July 1813 - February 1823 |
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Scope and Contents
Pages M178-M356
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| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Cherokee, not including Meigs
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1798 - 1823 |
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Scope and Contents
Pages C1-C245
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| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Cherokee
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1831 - 1837, 1842 - 1846, 1861 - 1863, undated |
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Scope and Contents
Pages C246-C507
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| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
Western Territory, not including Meigs and Cherokee
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Scope and Contents
Pages W1-W152
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| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Reports Western Territory
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December 1831 - December 1834 |
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Scope and Contents
Pages 1-189
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