Manuscripts

Carondelet, Luis Héctor, baron de, 1748-1807. [Letters patent to the Indian Mabaga, of the Lyoas Nation, naming him "Jefe de Medalla" (chief bearing small medal) in recognition of his loyalty]. New Orleans, La. Countersigned by Andres Lopez Armesto. On verso: "This paper was presented to me 21 of Oct. 1816. Wm Clark". Printed form. 33 x 47 cm

Description: The American Indian File is an artificially assembled collection which includes miscellaneous pieces and five smaller groups of papers concerning Indians in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The documents are primarily concerned with the transfer of land from Indians to whites and include deeds, indentures, treaties, proclamations and mortgages. Nearly all the papers are dated from 1634 to 1815, with a very few pieces from the late 19th and the 20th centuries. Also included is information on military and political affairs, negotiations and Indian ethnology, primarily between 1780 to 1850. Tribes belonging to the Iroquoian language family, including the Cherokees and Senecas, are most fully represented, but tribes in the Algonquian family, especially in the Great Lakes region are also represented (Ottawa and Saginaw Chippewa).
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Date: 1796, September 3.
Call number: HM 3989
Provenance: Purchased from Walter C. Wyman and others, 1920-1926.
Associated people: Butler, Pierce Mason, (1798-1847.); Parish, Jasper, (1767-1836.); Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, (1793-1864.); Boyd, George, (1779?-1846.); Ridge, John, (1803-1839.); Williams, Eleazer, (1787-1858.); Parker, Ely Samuel, (1828-1895.); Jacker, E. (1827-1887.)
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Cosby, William, approximately 1690-1736. [Warrant to Jacob Glen, et. al, to purchase from the Indians 15,000 acres of vacant land in the county of Albany.] [In the handwriting of Frederick Morris, and countersigned by him.]. Fort George, N.Y
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The American Indian File is an artificially assembled collection which includes miscellaneous pieces and five smaller groups of papers concerning Indians in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The documents are primarily concerned with the transfer of land from Indians to whites and include deeds, indentures, treaties, proclamations and mortgages. Nearly all the papers are dated from 1634 to 1815, with a very few pieces from the late 19th and the 20th centuries. Also included is information on military and political affairs, negotiations and Indian ethnology, primarily between 1780 to 1850. Tribes belonging to the Iroquoian language family, including the Cherokees and Senecas, are most fully represented, but tribes in the Algonquian family, especially in the Great Lakes region are also represented (Ottawa and Saginaw Chippewa).
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[Release to Gov. Thomas Dongan…by the Maquasse Indians.] Schenectady, N.Y. On verso: Hand-drawn map? Signed by totems of three Indians
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The American Indian File is an artificially assembled collection which includes miscellaneous pieces and five smaller groups of papers concerning Indians in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The documents are primarily concerned with the transfer of land from Indians to whites and include deeds, indentures, treaties, proclamations and mortgages. Nearly all the papers are dated from 1634 to 1815, with a very few pieces from the late 19th and the 20th centuries. Also included is information on military and political affairs, negotiations and Indian ethnology, primarily between 1780 to 1850. Tribes belonging to the Iroquoian language family, including the Cherokees and Senecas, are most fully represented, but tribes in the Algonquian family, especially in the Great Lakes region are also represented (Ottawa and Saginaw Chippewa).
HM 3956
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[Indian Treaty – U.S. & the Sioux, Chippewa, Sauk & Foxes, Menominee, IowaWinnebago & a portion of the Ottawa & Potawatomi Tribes] "to promote peace among these tribes, and to establish boundaries…." Prairie du Chien, Wis. Contemporary copy. Attested by William Clark and Lewis Cass. Countersigned by Thomas Biddle
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The American Indian File is an artificially assembled collection which includes miscellaneous pieces and five smaller groups of papers concerning Indians in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The documents are primarily concerned with the transfer of land from Indians to whites and include deeds, indentures, treaties, proclamations and mortgages. Nearly all the papers are dated from 1634 to 1815, with a very few pieces from the late 19th and the 20th centuries. Also included is information on military and political affairs, negotiations and Indian ethnology, primarily between 1780 to 1850. Tribes belonging to the Iroquoian language family, including the Cherokees and Senecas, are most fully represented, but tribes in the Algonquian family, especially in the Great Lakes region are also represented (Ottawa and Saginaw Chippewa).
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Madison, James, 1751-1836. To William Clark, 1770-1838, Governor of the Missouri Territory; Ninian Edwards…et al.: Commission granting full power to sign a Treaty with the Indians situated on the Mississippi River. Washington, D.C. Countersigned by James Monroe, 1758-1831. 41 x 27 cm
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Cundict, John and Camp, Nathaniel. To Robert Hunter Morris and James Alexander: Proposal for a trial on the title of the Indian purchase of 1703, on Horse Neck Lands.] [Witnessed by Jonathan Thomas and Jonathan Lovett.] [Endorsed by James Alexander, on the lower margin: Received March 17, 1748]
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Indian Treaty – United States & The Five Nations. Article of Agreement: The United States…will cause to be expended annually $1500 in purchasing, for the Five Nations, clothing, domestic animals, and implements of husbandry…. Philadelphia, Pa. Signed by Henry Knox. Witnessed by Tobias Lear and Nathan Jones. Following the above: Ratification of the same signed by George Washington; countersigned by Thomas Jefferson. 68 x 56 cm
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Cosby, William, approximately 1690-1736. [Warrant to Jacob Glen, et. al, to purchase from the Indians 15,000 acres of vacant land in the county of Albany.] [In the handwriting of Frederick Morris, and countersigned by him.]. Fort George, N.Y

[Release to Gov. Thomas Dongan…by the Maquasse Indians.] Schenectady, N.Y. On verso: Hand-drawn map? Signed by totems of three Indians

Madison, James, 1751-1836. To William Clark, 1770-1838, Governor of the Missouri Territory; Ninian Edwards…et al.: Commission granting full power to sign a Treaty with the Indians situated on the Mississippi River. Washington, D.C. Countersigned by James Monroe, 1758-1831. 41 x 27 cm

Cundict, John and Camp, Nathaniel. To Robert Hunter Morris and James Alexander: Proposal for a trial on the title of the Indian purchase of 1703, on Horse Neck Lands.] [Witnessed by Jonathan Thomas and Jonathan Lovett.] [Endorsed by James Alexander, on the lower margin: Received March 17, 1748]