Ratified treaty no. 323, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of June 9, 1863, with the Nez Perce Indians
Date
June 9, 1863
Publisher
Washington, D.C.: National Archives, National Archives and Records Service
Summary
1. Charles Hutchins, U. S. Ind. Agt., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Mar. 20, 1862, reporting necessity for removal of Indians from reservation. (OIA, LR, Washington Suptcy., H-473, 1862)
2. Instructions: July 19, 1862. (ID, LS, vol. 4, p. 106-107) July 24, 1862. (OIA, LS, vol. 68, p. 476, 481) Feb. 21, 1863. (OIA, LS, vol. 70, p. 85)
3. Calvin H. Hale, Supt. of Indian Affairs and Treaty Comr., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Sept. 11, 13, and 30, 1862, re proposed treaty and his conclusion that negotiations must be delayed. (OIA, LR, Wash. Suptcy., H-580, H-581, H-595, 1862)
4. Wm. H. Rector, Supt. of Indian Affairs for Oreg., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Nov. 12, 1862, criticizing failure to negotiate treaty that fall. (OIA, LR, Oreg., R-1919, 1862)
5. Hale to Comr. of Indian Affairs, May 11 and 22, 1863, reporting progress in assembling Indians. (OIA, LR, Wash. Suptcy., H-241, H-244, 1863)
6. Synopsis of preliminary and final proceedings of treaty commission for May 11 - June 9, 1863. (74 p.)*
7. Hale to Comr. of Indian Affairs, June 29, 1863, announcing conclusion of treaty and reporting. (OIA, LR, Wash. Suptcy., H-295, 1863)
8. Hale to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Nov. 10, 1863, transmitting his treaty report of June 30, 1863. (1 p., 30 p.)*
9. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Sec. of Interior, Mar. 2, 1864, and Apr. 5, 1867, reporting on treaty. (OIA, LS, Rept. Books, vol. 13, p. 323; ID, LR)
10. Sec. of Interior to President, Apr. 1, 1864. (ID, LS, vol. 4, p. 451)
11. Sec. of Interior to Comr. of Indian Affairs, June 30, 1866, re amendments. (OIA, LR, Idaho, I-425, 1866)
12. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Gov. Ballard of Idaho, Nov. 9, 1866, re amendments. (OIA, LS, vol. 82, p. 45-46)
13. Gov. Ballard to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Jan. 9, 1867 (telegram), re amendments. (OIA, LR, I-23, 1867)
14. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Sec. of Interior, Apr. 5, 1867, returning treaty with request that Senate be asked to "recede" from its amendments; and Sec. of Interior to President of Senate, Apr. 6, 1867, conveying request of Comr. of Indian Affairs, above. (ID, LR; ID, LS, vol. 7, p. 225)
15. Geo. C. Hough, U. S. Ind. Agt., to Supt. of Indian Affairs of Wash. Ter., June 27, 1867, reporting council with Indians re treaty, and enclosing record of council, June 21-27, 1867. (11 p., 47 p.; OIA, LR, Idaho, H-296, 1867)
16. Idaho Supt. to Comr. of Indian Affairs: Reports of July-Aug. 1867, including information re attitude of Indians toward treaty lately proclaimed. (OIA, LR, I-480, 1867)