Ratified treaty no. 316, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of March 6, 1861, with the Iowa and Sauk and Fox of the Missouri Indians
Date
March 6, 1861
Publisher
Washington, D.C.: National Archives, National Archives and Records Service
Summary
1. Sauk and Fox to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Dec. 13, 1860, agreeing to negotiate with agents of the Government for the cession of a portion of their reserve, with communication of same date from Iowa declaring a similar wish--the lands thus ceded to be used by the Sauk and Fox. (OIA, LR, Great Nemaha, V-34, 1861)
3. Daniel Vanderslice, U. S. Ind. Agt. and Treaty Comr., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Mar. 6, 1861, enclosing treaty with Sauk and Fox of the Missouri and the Iowa tribes.*
4. Comr. of Indian Affairs to H. B. Branch, Supt. of Indian Affairs, May 27, 1861, requesting him to inform the Indians that their treaty must await the action of the next Congress. (OIA, LS, vol. 65, p. 498)
5. John A. Burbank, U. S. Ind. Agt., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Nov. 4, 1861, transmitting copies of petitions from the Iowa and Sauk and Fox, dated Oct. 22 and 30, 1861, requesting that arts. 2 and 3 of their treaty be amended. (OIA, LR, Great Nemaha, B-910, 1861, enclosures)
6. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Sec. of Interior, Mar. 11, 1862, reporting on treaty. (OIA, LS, Rept. Books, vol. 12, p. 329-330)
7. Sec. of Interior to President, Apr. 14, 1862. (ID, LS, vol. 4, p. 51)
Ratified treaty no. 316, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of March 6, 1861, with the Iowa and Sauk and Fox of the Missouri Indians March 6, 1861