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Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting a statement of the money expended in each year, since the Declaration of Independence, in holding conferences and making treaties with the Indian tribes, specifying grants and presents, whether in money or goods, annuities paid and now payable, to the Indian tribes, etc., document no.15, 14 pages and 4 tables, 12/5/1820

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1, Item: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of government documents, Presidential messages, broadsides, monographs, and other early imprints concerning American Indian treaties, land claims, removal, wars, and appropriations. The bulk of the materials relate to Cherokee, but the Choctaw, Seminole, Creek, Wyandot, Chippewa, and other tribes are included. The documents concern lands in the Southeast, Northwest, Midwest, and Southwest United States. The collection was accumulated by James L. Britton, a businessman of Houston, Texas.

Dates

  • Creation: 12/5/1820

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.50 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository

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