Ratified treaty no. 186, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of May 13, 1833, with the Quapaw Indians
Date
May 13, 1833
Publisher
Washington, D.C.: National Archives, National Archives and Records Service
Summary
1. Record of councils held with the Quapaw, correspondence and text of treaty, and undated report from John F. Schermerhorn, Comr., giving account of proceedings leading to treaty. (Embodied in p. 105-125 of journal described under item 9 of Treaty of Dec. 29, 1832)
2. J. F. Schermerhorn to Comr. of Indian Affairs, May 22, 1833, reporting the conclusion of the treaty with the Quapaw.*
3. J. F. Schermerhorn to Sec. of War, May 24, 1833, reporting his movements since the conclusion of the Quapaw treaty and also matters connected with the Potawatomi and the Pawnee. (OIA, LR, Western Suptcy., 1833)
4. Richard M. Hannum, U.S. Ind. Subagt., and Gov. John Pope of Ark. to Sec. of War and Comr. of Indian Affairs: letters concerning the location of the tribe and agency and annuities and other provisions of this treaty. (OIA, LR, Quapaw, 1833)
5. J. F. Schermerhorn to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Nov. 23, 1833, a report which accompanied the treaty and "minutes of a council with the Quapaw," May 10-13, 1833.*
Note: Item 5 above appears to be an incomplete record of the treaty proceedings. See items 1-4 and 9 under Treaty of Dec. 29, 1832, with the Seneca and Shawnee.