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‘Additional Estimate—Indian Hostilities in New Mexico.’ Letter from the Secretary of War, Ad Interim, transmitting additional estimate for suppression of Indian hostilities in New Mexico. The estimate of $709,435 was to prosecute the Navajo War and to suppress the Comanche and Kiowa. 36th Congress, 2nd Session, House of Representatives, document no.33, 3 pages, 1/17/1861

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, Item: 35

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: 1/17/1861

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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