William Clark Papers
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Title: Letter from Indian Agent, Upper Missouri (Joshua Pilcher) To S.I.A.St.L. (William Clark)
Date: 1838-10-27
Volume: G Page: 139 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Joshua Pilcher (Ind Agt, Upper Missouri);
Recipient(s): William Clark (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Writes about visiting all posts in Upper Mo. Agency, and reminds that the Indians are widely scattered. Mentions the abatement and disappearance of smallpox. Found "Astor medals", intended for distribution among the Indians, and quickly forbade this practice.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Title: Letter from Indian Agent, Fort Leavenworth (R. W. Cummins) To Com. Ind. Affs., Washington (C. A. Harris)
Date: 1838-10-28
Volume: G Page: 138 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): R. W. Cummins (Indian Agent, Fort Leavenworth);
Recipient(s): C. A. Harris (Com. Ind. Affs., Washington);
Contents: States opinion that establishing a school among the Delawares would be a waste of money because attendance would be so irregular. In council, the Delawares still refuse to send their children to Choctaw. Mentions waiting for the Methodists to establish a manual labor school.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
Title: Letter from Indian Agent (Jno Dougherty) To Clerk, S.I.A.St.L. (Geo Maguire)
Date: 1838-12-20
Volume: G Page: 144 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Jno Dougherty (Indian Agent);
Recipient(s): Geo Maguire (Clerk S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Encloses a memorandum handed to Dougherty by Billy Caldwell, a Pottawattomie chief. The memorandum contained a list of items for Dougherty to ask about.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
Comments: The contents of the memorandum are in the handwritten Volume G. Contents of memorandum may also be found in the book, "Indian Letters & Speeches."
Title: Letter from Indian Agent (Jno Dougherty) To Clerk & Acting S.I.A.St.L. (Geo Maguire)
Date: 1838-12-20
Volume: G Page: 145 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Jno Dougherty (Indian Agent);
Recipient(s): Geo Maguire (Clerk & Acting S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Encloses a copy of a letter from Wah-bon-seh dated March 17, 1838 to C. A. Harris, Com. Ind. Affs in which he offers to sell his land to the U. S. Government. Wah-bon-seh states he has never received an answer. He is still interested in selling the land.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
Comments: See letter of 3/17/1838 from Wah-bon-seh to C. A. Harris.
Title: Letter from Indian Agent (Jno Dougherty) To Clerk & Acting S.I.A.St.L. (Geo Maguire)
Date: 1838-12-29
Volume: G Page: 145 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Jno Dougherty (Indian Agent);
Recipient(s): Geo Maguire ( Clerk & Acting S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Says the mills being built for the Ioway & Missouri Sacs are almost completed. Suggests hiring two good white men to operate them, as the Indians are unacquainted with mills.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
Title: Letter from Indian Agent, Fort Leavenworth (R. W. Cummins) To Clerk, S.I.A.St.L. (Geo Maguire)
Date: 1839-01-05
Volume: G Page: 147 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): R. W. Cummins (Indian Agent, Fort Leavenworth);
Recipient(s): Geo Maguire (Clerk, S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: States he has been informed by Major Hitchcock that no funds are available to pay the Delaware miller. Asks Maguire to make inquiries into this. Encloses a letter from the Kickapoo chiefs of Dec. 31 & asks Maguire to forward it to the Com. Ind. Affs.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Title: Letter from Pottawatomie Blacksmith (Elisha Stephens) To Indian Agent (Jno Dougherty)
Date: 1839-01-09
Volume: G Page: 152 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Elisha Stephens (Pottawatomie Blacksmith);
Recipient(s): Jno Dougherty (Indian Agent);
Contents: This letter is a request for various blacksmith supplies. It was enclosed with the letter from Dougherty to Maguire dated 1/29/1839. Dougherty states that Stephens probably wrote it at the request of Billy Caldwell.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
Title: Letter from Indian Agent, Fort Leavenworth (R. W. Cummins) To Clerk, Office of S.I.A.St.L. (Geo Maguire)
Date: 1839-01-29
Volume: G Page: 150 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): R. W. Cummins (Indian Agent, Fort Leavenworth);
Recipient(s): Geo Maguire (Clerk & Actng S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Asks for a year's provisions & agricultural implements & toos to build houses for a group of about 100 Shawnees of Neosho who will move here when the winter breaks.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Title: Letter from Indian Agent, Fort Leavenworth (R.W. Cummins) To Commissioner of Ind. Affs, Washington (T. Hartley Crawford)
Date: 1839-02-13
Volume: G Page: 153 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): R. W. Cummins (Indian Agent, Fort Leavenworth);
Recipient(s): T. Hartley Crawford (Com Ind Affs, Washington);
Contents: Shawnees report that their friends, the Wyandots, would be willing to move to this country if they could get land as good as the Shawnees. Shawnees are willing to sell a portion of their land to the U.S. for the Wyandots.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
Title: Letter from Indian Agent (Jno Dougherty) To Clerk & Acting S.I.A.St.L. (Geo Maguire)
Date: 1839-03-04
Volume: G Page: 155 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Jno Dougherty (Indian Agent);
Recipient(s): Geo Maguire (Clerk & Acting S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: States the Ioway mill is nearly completed. Nominates Wm. Tippetts as miller.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
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