Ratified treaty no. 339, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of October 10, 1865, with the Miniconjou band of Sioux Indians
Date
October 10, 1865
Publisher
Washington, D.C.: National Archives, National Archives and Records Service
Summary
1. General instructions by Sec. of Interior, endorsed by the President and issued on June 22, 1865, to Comr. of Indian Affairs, directing him to open negotiations with tribes of Dak., Idaho, Mont., and Colo. (OIA, LR, Misc., I-1107, 1865)
2. Bvt. Maj. Gen. Alfred Sully, Commanding Northwest Indian Expedition, to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Aug. 15, Sept. 14, and Oct. 19, 1865, re Indians of that area and the work of the treaty comrs. (OIA, LR, Upper Mo., S-754, S-840, S-809, 1865)
3. Sec. of Interior to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Aug. 17 - Nov. 2, 1865. (OIA, LR, Upper Mo., I-1195, I-1197, I-1202, I-1211, I-1325, I-1332, I-1357, I-1359, I-1385, 1865)
4. Sec. of Interior to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Aug. 18, 1865, transmitting copy of order of President of Aug. 15, 1865, appointing comrs. to negotiate with Indians of Upper Mo.*
5. Instructions, Aug. 18, 1865. (Printed copy with covering letter of Aug. 19, 1865, from Sec. of Interior.)*
6. Members of the treaty commission and Maj. Gens. Pope and Sully of the Dept. of the Missouri to Sec. of Interior, Aug. 18 - Nov. 18, 1865 (letters and telegrams), re the movements of the Indians and the treaty comrs., and reporting the progress of negotiations and the conclusion of the treaties. (ID, LR, Misc.)
7. Orrin Guernsey, Treaty Comr., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Aug. 19 - Dec. 21, 1865. (OIA, LR, Upper Mo., G-279, G-281, G-283, G-288, G-303, G-311, G-317, 1865)
8. Edward B. Taylor, Treaty Comr., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Aug. 21 - Nov. 10, 1865. (OIA, LR, Northern Suptcy., T-838, T-872, 1865; Upper Mo., T-937, T-935, 1865)
9. Maj. Gen. S. R. Curtis, Treaty Comr., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Aug. 30 - Nov. 11, 1865. (OIA, LR, Upper Mo., C-1529, C-1558, C-1590, C-1643, C-1675, 1865)
10. Newton Edmunds, Treaty Comr., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Sept. 25 - Oct. 20, 1865. (OIA, LR, Upper Mo., D-870, D-903, D-915, D-935, 1865, Dak., D-849, 1865)
11. Treaty (certified copy of original), and rough draft of treaty.*
12. Record of proceedings of Henry W. Reed and Edward B. Taylor, members of treaty commission, Oct. 26-29, and Nov. 10, 1865. (14 p.)*
13. Report of proceedings dated Oct. 27, 1865, submitted by the Northwest Indian Commission appointed by President to treat with tribes of the Upper Missouri, accompanying nine treaties negotiated with various bands of the Sioux. (Referred to Comr. of Indian Affairs by Sec. of Interior, Dec. 5, 1865. 16 p.)* 14. E. F. Ruth, Sec. of Northwest Commission, to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Nov. 10 and Dec. 26, 1865, reporting the separation of the members of the Commission, and submitting "The proceedings of the Northwestern Indian Commission...embracing all the talks between the commissioners and representative Indians." (OIA, LR, Upper Mo., R-571, R-585, 1865)
15. Final (summary) report of Commission of Dec. 20, 1865, prepared by Maj. Gen. S. R. Curtis and Orrin Guernsey. (7 p.)*
16. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Sec. of Interior, Jan. 10, 1866, reporting on treaty. (OIA, LS, Rept. Books, vol. 15, p. 33-36)
17. Sec. of Interior to President. Jan. 19, 1866, submitting treaty with eight other treaties with Sioux. (ID, LS, vol. 6, p. 60-61)
18. Report of Aug. 25, 1866, submitted by Northwest Indian Commission, which includes references to additional councils with Indians represented at the treaties made in 1865 and reports in detail further proceedings of the Commission leading to treaties with other tribes of the region. (OIA, LR, Upper Mo., I-576, 1866, enclosure. 28 p.)
Note: The minutes referred to under item 14 above were sent to Sec. of Interior with report of Jan. 10, 1866, accompanying the nine treaties with the Sioux. Various reports submitted by the members of the Northwest Indian Commission are filed in OIA, LR, Upper Mo., 1866. The treaties made during that year by the Commission were not ratified. The report of the proceedings of the Commission during 1866 is filed in file of councils and treaties (unratified), 1866.
Ratified treaty no. 339, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of October 10, 1865, with the Miniconjou band of Sioux Indians October 10, 1865