Ratified treaty no. 321, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of June 28, 1862, with the Kickapoo Indians
Date
June 28, 1862
Publisher
Washington, D.C.: National Archives, National Archives and Records Service
Summary
1. Sec. of Interior to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Feb. 20, 1862, authorizing him to make treaty with Kickapoo and enclosing draft of treaty submitted by Senator Pomeroy. (OIA, LR, Kickapoo, I-596, 1862)
2. Instructions: Mar. 15, 1862. (OIA, LS, vol. 67, p. 479) May 5, 1862, supplementary. (OIA, LS, vol. 68, p. 174)
3. Charles B. Keith, U. S. Ind. Agt. and Treaty Comr., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Apr. 28, 1862, reporting holding councils with Indians and opposition to signing treaty. (OIA, LR, Kickapoo, K-120, 1862)
4. Comr. of Indian Affairs to No-ka-watt and other chiefs of tribe, May 5, 1862, explaining proposed treaty. (OIA, LR, Kickapoo, I-655, 1862, enclosure)
5. Keith to Comr. of Indian Affairs, June 30, 1862, enclosing treaty with Kickapoo and reporting.*
6. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Sec. of Interior, July 10, 1862, reporting on treaty; May 20, 1863, as amended. (OIA, LS, Rept. Books, vol. 12, p. 415-416; ID, LR)
7. Sec. of Interior to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Mar. 16, 1863, instructing him to procure the consent of Indians to amended treaty, enclosed; also enclosing Sen. Res. of Mar. 13, 1863, ratifying treaty, with conditional amendments embodied.*
8. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Keith, Mar. 21, 1863, transmitting treaty with amendments and directing agent to secure assent of Indians. (OIA, LS, vol. 70, p. 199)
9. Keith to Comr. of Indian Affairs, May 8, 1863, returning amended treaty with assent of Indians thereto, and reporting.*
10. Sec. of Interior to Sec. of State, May 21, 1863, submitting treaty for promulgation. (ID, LS, vol. 4, p. 312)