William Clark Papers
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Title: Letter from Ind Sub Agt, Council Bluffs (Edwin James) To S.I.A.St.L. (William Clark)
Date: 1837-08-11
Volume: G Page: 59 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Edwin James (Ind Sub Agt, Council Bluffs);
Recipient(s): William Clark (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Reports the arrival of the main body of Potawatomies; mentions an explosion of powder wounding badly several of them; Subsistence has been issued; Nominates Rev. John Dunbar & Rev. Thomas Markham as teachers for the Potawatomies.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Title: Letter from Ind Sub Agt, Council Bluffs (Edwin James) To S.I.A.St.L. (William Clark)
Date: 1837-08-11
Volume: G Page: 56 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Edwin James (Ind Sub Agt, Council Bluffs);
Recipient(s): William Clark (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Reports arrival of second group of Potawatomies, 75 in number. Expects main body before too many days. Includes long report of physical geography and resources.
Description: Copy of letter. 4p.
Title: Letter from Ind. Sub Agt., Great Nemaha Sub Agcy (And. S. Hughes) To S.I.A.St.L. (William Clark)
Date: 1837-08-17
Volume: G Page: 61 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Andrew S Hughes (Indian Sub Agt, Great Nemaha Sub Agcy.;
Recipient(s): William Clark (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Verifies that Sacs & Ioways have been preparing to emigrate to west of the Missouri River as indicated by the Treaty of 9/17/1836. Many have moved already. Mentions scarcity of agricultural products & absence of farming implements.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Title: Letter from Indian Agent, Fort Leavenworth (Joshua Pilcher) To S.I.A.St.L. (William Clark)
Date: 1837-08-17
Volume: G Page: 61 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Joshua Pilcher (Indian Agent, Fort Leavenworth);
Recipient(s): William Clark (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Verifies reception of letter with extract from the Com. Ind. Affs. States he is sending this extract to Major Daugherty. Acknowledges necessity of economy.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
Comments: See letter of same date from Pilcher to Daugherty)
Title: Letter from Indian Agent, Upper Mo. Agcy (Joshua Pilcher) To S.I.A.St.L. (William Clark)
Date: 1837-09-05
Volume: G Page: 60 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Joshua Pilcher (Ind Agt., Upper Mo. Agcy);
Recipient(s): William Clark (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Encloses report of duties, compensations & occupations of all employees of the agency, along with a list & census of the bands & tribes within the agency.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Title: Letter from Ind Sub Agt, Upper Missouri (W. N. Fulkerson) To S.I.A.St.L. (William Clark)
Date: 1837-09-20
Volume: G Page: 86 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): W. N. Fulkerson (Indian Sub Agent, Upper Mo.);
Recipient(s): William Clark (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Informs that smallpox has broken out; If not checked it is possible that the Mandans will be wiped out. Mentions other tribes. Reports that the steamboat St. Peters was the source of the smallpox.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
Title: Letter from Ind. Sub. Agt., Council Bluffs (E. James) To S.I.A.St.L. (William Clark)
Date: 1837-09-25
Volume: G Page: 63 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): E. James (Ind. Sub. Agt., Council Bluffs);
Recipient(s): William Clark (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Expresses fear that bloodshed will occur if Potawatomies are not supplied with necessary agricultural assistance. States that they believe it is due them under the Treaty of Chicago. Further states that Missouri & Otoe tribes have never ceded the land designated for the Potawatomies and will hunt on it.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Title: Letter from Ind. Sub Agt., nr Black Snake Hills (E. James) To S.I.A.St.L. (William Clark)
Date: 1837-09-26
Volume: G Page: 64 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): E. James (Ind Sub Agt. Nr Black Snake Hills);
Recipient(s): William Clark (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Supports his charges (Potawatomies) stating that the claim of the right to hunt by Major Daugherty, representing his charges (Otoes) cannot occur without bloodshed.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Title: Letter from Indian Agent, Potawatomie Landing (John Daugherty) To S.I.A.St.L. (William Clark)
Date: 1837-09-26
Volume: G Page: 65 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Jno Daugherty (Indian Agent, Potawatomie Landing);
Recipient(s): William Clark (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: States that he will arrive in St. Louis about Oct. 15, 1837 with a deputation of Indians from Otoe, Omaha & Pawnee tribes on the way to Washington. Says it is a good time to confer, as the Otoe & Omahas are unhappy with the "no hunting" policy of the Potawatomies. Thinks it would be good to have Caldwell, the Potawatomie chief go to Washington also.
Description: Copy of letter. 2p.
Title: Letter from Ind. Sub. Agt., Fort Leavenworth (Edw. James) To S.I.A.St.L. (William Clark)
Date: 1837-09-28
Volume: G Page: 66 (Microfilm reel MF-3166)
Author(s): Edw. James (Ind. Sub. Agt., Fort Leavenworth);
Recipient(s): William Clark (S.I.A.St.L.);
Contents: Acknowledges receipt of letters. Encloses a communication from the chiefs, headmen, and warriors of the Potawatomie Nation regarding the recent treaty.
Description: Copy of letter. 1p.
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