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NM - 1858, 1862, 1872 - Indian Affairs, Report of the Commission of (1858, 1862, 1872)

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NM - 1858, 1862, 1872 - Indian Affairs, Report of the Commission of (1858, 1862, 1872)
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Lot of 3: 1) 1858: Includes report by Charles E. Mix, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with concurrent note by J.W. Denver, Commissioner. Mix was influential in negotiating a treaty with the Lakota tribe in the Dakota territory although there is no mention of the tribe listed. Includes information on tribes from throughout the western United States including the territories of Washington, Oregon, New Mexico and Utah, and California, as well as tribes from New York and Florida. Some foxing and the covers are separated, some slight water damage to the front and back few pages. Covers are decoratively embossed in brown cloth. 317 pp. 5.5" x 9". 2) 1862: Includes reports from the Central, Southern, Dakota, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and California Superintendence's as well as the Green Bay and New York Agencies as well as miscellaneous others. In the minutes from the council held at Crow Wing, September, 1862 between major A.C. Morrill, Special Indian Agent, and the Pillager chiefs and braves, a man named "Buffalo" tells "our Great Father at Washington" that the "we are sorry for our bad acts" but continues that eight years prior (1856), his people were promised that they would receive money and goods from the "Great Father" and that it never came. He goes on that since the treaty, the tribe is due sixty boxes of money that they weren't entirely counting on receiving. "We think [our Great Father] sends us what is due to us…perhaps our annuities are lost.…as the road from Washington is long and crooked, and the fore car moves so very fast, perhaps they drop off and are lost on the road" [p. 75]. The council at Crow Wing was called by the State legislature regarding the "hostile attitude of the Chippewas." The call was made without the knowledge of agent Morrill and he notes that no mention of the "real cause of the difficulties was discussed" and that a treaty was made whereby "[the Chippewa] were given what was not asked for and made promises they could not fulfill." This shows the dichotomy of governmental policy when compared to the role of the agents who were often taken into tribal communities. It also shows the complex issues between treaties and actions from and toward both parties. Hardbound in decoratively embossed brown cloth. Dampened staining at the back few pages. 431 pp. 6" x 9". 3) 1872: Includes papers on the following: "The Indians and the Railroads," "The Indian Legislation of the Last Session…," "The Military Operations of the Year Among Indians," "Indian Delegations Visiting Washington During the Year," "Legislation Recommended," and 84 accompanying papers by special agents of the Department of Indian Affairs. With statisticall charts and appendix at back. Hardbound in brown cloth. Front cover is separated from spine. Spine is loose but binding is still tight. 471 pp. 6" x 9." - Vinegar Collection