Ratified treaty no. 275, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of September 30, 1854, with the Chippewa of Lake Superior and the Mississippi Indians
Date
September 30, 1854
Publisher
Washington, D.C.: National Archives, National Archives and Records Service
Summary
1. Instructions: Aug. 10 and 11, 1854. (OIA, LS, vol. 49, p. 439-440, 454-457) Aug. 12 and 14, 1854. (Mich. Agency, LR, 1854)
2. Henry C. Gilbert, Treaty Comr., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Oct. 17, 1854, transmitting treaty and giving details of negotiation by himself and David B. Herriman. (5 p.)*
3. Gilbert to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Oct. 23 and Nov. 10, 1854, enclosing map and giving estimate of area of lands ceded by treaty. (OIA, LR, Chippewa, G-373, G-379, 1854. Map not found.)
4. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Gilbert, Oct. 24 and 27, 1854, acknowledging receipt of treaty and requesting an estimate of area of land ceded. (Mich. Agency, LR, 1854)
5. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Sec. of Interior, Dec. 8, 1854, reporting on treaty. (OIA, LS, Rept. Books, vol. 8, p. 243-244)
Ratified treaty no. 275, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of September 30, 1854, with the Chippewa of Lake Superior and the Mississippi Indians September 30, 1854