‘Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.’ Mr. McIlvaine. Report, The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred the resolution of the House instructing the committee to “inquire into the propriety of causing the sum allowed for the removal and subsistence, under the Cherokee treaty, to be paid to such Cherokees as were not required under the provisions of those treaties to remove west of the Mississippi.” 30th Congress, 1st Session, #632 House of Representatives, document no.632, 17 pages, 5/18/1848
Scope and Contents
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: 5/18/1848
Creator
- From the Collection: Britton, James L. (Person)
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