Ratified treaty no. 234, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of November 6, 1838, with the Miami Indians
Date
November 6, 1838
Publisher
Washington, D.C.: National Archives, National Archives and Records Service
Summary
1. Instructions: Oct. 14, 1837 (OIA, LS, vol. 22, p. 419) Feb. 5, 1838. (OIA, LS, vol. 23, p. 290) Aug. 21, 1838. (OIA, LS, vol. 25, p. 98)
2. A. C. Pepper, Treaty Comr., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Jan. 10, 1838, reporting that Miami were prepared to make a further cession of land. (OIA, LR, Ind., P-257, 1838)
3. Pepper to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Sept. 26, 1838, including the information that the Miami had agreed to sell about 170,000 acres of land. (OIA, LR, Ind. P-411, 1838)
4. Pepper to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Nov. 6, 1838, transmitting treaty and reporting on the negotiations.*
5. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Sec. of War, Dec. 10, 1838, transmitting treaty for submission to President.*
6. Sec. of War to President, Dec. 14, 1839. (OIA, Rept. Books, vol. 1, p. 70-71)