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6 August 1861

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Typed document

Title: Treaty Between the United States and the Deleware Tribe of Indians

concluded July 2, 1861 proclaimed October 4, 1861

GLC04099.42

15 April 1862

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Typed document

Title: Treaty Between the United States and the Pottawatomie Nation of Indians

concluded November 15, 1861 proclaimed April 19, 1862

GLC04099.43

16 July 1862

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Typed document

Title: Treaty Between the United States and the Ottawa Indians of Blanchard's Fork and Roche de Bouef

concluded June 24, 1862 proclaimed July 28, 1862

GLC04099.44

7 March 1864

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Typed document

Title: Treaty Between the United States and the Shoshhonee-Goship Bands of Indians

concluded October 19, 1863 proclaimed January 17, 1865

GLC04099.45

February 13, 1866

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Typed document

Title: Treaty Between the United States and the Omaha Tribe of Indians

concluded March 6, 1865 proclaimed February 15. 1866

GLC04099.47

5 March 1866

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Typed document

Title: Treaty Between the United States and the Blackfeet Band of Dakota or Sioux Indians

concluded October 19, 1865 proclaimed March 17, 1866

GLC04099.48

5 March 1866

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

Typed document

Title: Treaty Between the United States and the Lower Brule Band of Dakota or Sioux Indians

concluded October 14, 1865 proclaimed March 17, 1866

GLC04099.49

July 31, 1805

Unknown

Autograph note

Title: to unknown

Price of flour and bacon.

GLC01450.600.018

20 July 1830

Autograph document

Title: [Announcing pro-slavery meeting]

GLC01450.600.057

November 13, 1802

Murphy, Sarah, fl. 1802

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sons

GLC01450.600.080

July 10, 1797

Duane, Walter, fl. 1797

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sir

Duane writes a letter to Murphy addressing the letter as "to Sir."

GLC01450.600.081

1852

Horn, Hosea B., fl. 1852

Header Record

Title: Horn's overland guide, from the U.S. Indian sub-agency, Council Bluffs, on the Missouri River, to the City of Sacramento, in California... [with map] [Decimalized .01- .02]

GLC04152

1852

Horn, Hosea B., fl. 1852

Map

Title: Map to Illustrate Horn's Overland Guide to California and Oregon

Map originally attached to Horn's overland guide (housed with books, GLC 4152.01), from the U.S. Indian sub-agency, Council Bluffs, on the Missouri River, to the City of Sacramento, in California containing a table of distances, and showing all the rivers, creeks, lakes, springs, mountains, hills, camping-places, and other prominent objects, with remarks on the country, roads, timbers, grasses, curiosities, etc.; the entire route having been tracked by a road-measurer, and the distances from place to place, and from the Missouri River, accurately ascertained. With a complete and accurate map…

GLC04152.02

1902

Carleton, James H., 1814-1873

Pamphlet

Title: Special Report of the Mountain Meadow Massacre

One report related to the Mountain Meadow Massacre printed in 1902. It contains the testimonial of J. H. Carleton's investigation of the Mountain Meadow Massacre which took place September 7 -11, 1857. He details the death of 120 people who were travelling from Arkansas to California, travelling in 40 wagons. His instructions were to bury the bones of the men, women and children who had not been buried properly. Text also gives his character reference of a Mormon family, the Hamblins who interacted with those murdered.

GLC09539

January 29, 1848

Waowawanaonk

Pamphlet

Title: Speech of Wa-o-wa-wa-na-onk, an Indian Chief.

One printed speech of Wa-o-wa-wa-na-onk also known as Peter Wilson to a committee at the Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends on Indian Concerns, delieved on January 29, 1848. His speech expresses his concerns regarding the Treaty of 1838 and the efforts that the Society of Friends went through to prove the treaty fradulent. He calls for end to censure of Senecans and the progress they have made.

GLC09540

1865-1905

Powell, George May, 1835-1905

Autograph manuscript

Title: Hadrosaurus

This paleontological treatise looks at a significant Revolutionary War location where Count Donop led the Hessians. This area has a rich Native American history with many artifacts including the Hadrosaurus. He also examines local fossils.

GLC00687.197