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1898 ca.
Unknown
"A full Blooded Indian of the Rough Riders."
Title from inscription on verso. Shown on horseback with rifle. Camp and other soldiers visible in background.
GLC07002.38
1685/11/05
Onondaga Sachems 2
"Propositions made by Two Onnondages Sachims " [in Dutch and English]
The proposition of the Onondaga sachems on p.1, and the proposition of the Seneca sachems on p.2 were recorded in Dutch. The answer to these propositions appears on p.3 and is written in English. It congratulates the Indians for remaining at peace...
GLC03107.01953
20 October 1708
Oliver, Thomas (fl. 1708)
[A Memorial of the State of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England to Queene Anne during Queen Anne's War]
A petition from the Massachusetts colonists requesting help in quelling the hostile Indians allied with the French during Queen Anne's War. Gives insight into the conflict's costs upon New England. Discusses the Indians' barbarity and the French...
GLC04891
1834
[Advertisement for A Narrative of the Captivity & Providential Escape of Mrs. Jane Lewis]
Illustrated publication advertisement for a recently published book about Lewis experience as a captive of Chief Black Hawk during the Black Hawk War. Published in the aftermath of the war after Black Hawk was taken as a captive on a tour for the...
GLC07390
10 April -10 May 1738
Rutherford, Robert (fl. 1738)
[Affadavit]
Report regarding Samuel Waldo's difficult relations with the Iroquois Indians living near the lands he recently purchased in the Penobscot region. Says Captain John Gyles, commander of the Block House at St. George "insensed them by telling them, if...
GLC02437.08877
circa 1790
Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
[An inventory of Thomas Flucker's estate]
"1790" is written at the top of page one and struck. Mentions General Samuel Waldo's Muscongus Patent, a patent granting Waldo trade with Native Americans in present-day Maine. Flucker, who was married to Waldo's daughter Hannah, was granted 2/5 of...
GLC02437.09454
circa 1791
Sargent, Winthrop (1753-1820)
[Army expense/supply report and a copied letter written by Hodgdon]
Copy of a report written by Sargent as Adjutant General. Discusses Samuel Hodgdon's role as Quartermaster for the army raised for General Arthur St. Clair's 1791 Western expedition. Contains a letter from Hodgdon to Henry Knox, Secretary of War....
GLC02437.10356
3 August 1783
Denniston, George J. (fl. 1782-1783)
[Army rations issued]
Request to issue 12 rations to Captain Vincent and four Indians. Signed by Denniston, countersigned by a Mr. Bell.
GLC02437.02361
14 December 1864
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
[Authority to affix the seal of the Unites States to a treaty with the Tabeguache Band of Ute Indians]
Partially printed authority for a treaty concluded on 7 October 1863.
GLC07394
17 January 1865
[Authority to affix the seal to treaty with Northwestern Shoshonee Indians].
Lincoln authorizes a treaty with the Northwestern Bands of Shoshonee Indians dated July 30, 1863. The treaty was made at Box Elder, Utah Territory. Brigadier General P. Edward Connor, commander of the military district of Utah, and Commissioner James...
GLC07395
15 April 1779- 20 October 1780
Brodhead, Daniel (1736-1809)
[Brodhead's Revolutionary War letterbook]
Includes various letters written by Colonel Brodhead, commander of the Western Department in Pittsburgh. Early entries in this book are created in Pittsburgh, while later entries are created at Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania. This book begins with a list...
GLC02867.01
1870 circa
[Cased tintype of unidentified Indian in ceremonial garb]
Cased image depicts a 3/4 length seated portrait of a Native American facing the camera. His hair is shaven into a mohawk hairstyle. Hinged case is missing the lid.
GLC01364
14 May 1888
Stewart, William Morris (1827-1909)
[Claims of the state of Nevada]
Report submitted by William Stewart, Senator from Nevada and a member of the Committee on Military Affairs, to the Senate as a whole. Requests repayment of money spent during the Civil War by the territorial government of Nevada. Says most of the...
GLC00267.242
Washington, George (1732-1799)
[Drafts of secret articles in a treaty between the United States and the Creek Nation]
A working manuscript that has been corrected by Knox probably intended for George Washington. Consists of several secret articles pertaining to the proposed treaty; in each case, "secret" has been struck. One article grants trading rights in United...
GLC02437.09459
15 March 1785
Handley, George (1752-1793)
[Extract from minutes of the Georgia Executive Council regarding the Creek Nation]
Extract from the minutes of the Georgia Executive Council prepared by George Handley, secretary of the council and later Governor of Georgia (1788-1789). Relates to an act recently passed respecting land within the state and the appointment of Major...
GLC02437.03113
12 September 1872
Norvell, J. T. (fl. 1872)
[Final statement and pay voucher for Abraham Hill, 10th Cavalry]
Signed by Norvell as Captain of the 10th Cavalry. Final statement of Abraham Hill, an African American private in Captain S. J. Norvell's company. States that Hill was enlisted 12 September 1867 in Wilmington, Delaware, to serve for five years....
GLC07334.01
15 January 1875
Clous, John Walter (fl. 1868-1875)
[Final statement of Martin Sterling, 24th Infantry]
Signed by Clous as Captain of the 24th Infantry. States that Sterling, an African American Private in Company E, 24th Infantry Regiment, enlisted at Fort Griffin, Texas 15 January 1870, and is now discharged by reason of an expired term of service....
GLC07334.03.01
1 September 1874
Moore, Francis (fl. 1874)
[Final statement of Philip G. Gains]
Signed by Moore as Captain of the 9th Cavalry. States that Gains, an African American Private in Company L of the 9th Cavalry, enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 November 1873, and is discharged by reason of special order no. 131. Reports...
GLC07334.02.01
1871
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942
[Group of five Native American women with young girl and baby]
No series assigned. Negative number 350.
GLC03095.95
[Group portrait of five Native American men]
No series assigned. Negative number 349.
GLC03095.94
circa July - August 1789
[Indian treaties]
Discusses treaties with the Indians, particularly the Creeks. Mentions a land dispute between the natives and settlers in Georgia, which has been a major roadblock to obtaining a treaty. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.09985
28 July 1783
Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794)
[Issue of army rations]
Order to issue rations to Captain Vincent and his friendly Indian companions. The order specifies that they be given one peck of peas and in the future, with every ration, issued one gill of rum "whether country or West India." Signed by Samuel...
GLC02437.02337
9 June 1785
[Letter related to the Creek Nation and minutes of the Georgia Executive Council]
The first part of this document consists of a letter from the Creek Nation presented before "the board," or Executive Council of Georgia, of which Handley was secretary. The letter, written by James Durouzeaux and copied by Handley, indicates: "The...
GLC02437.03153
1842-1870
D. Rice & A.N. Hart (fl. 1854)
[Lithograph of Wat-Che-Mon-Ne, Ioway Chief]
Published by Rice & Hart, printed and colored by Bowen. From The History of the Indian Tribes of North America, by Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall, and published between 1842 and 1870.
GLC01993.04
30 June 1872
Lee, P. Ludwell (fl. 1867-1872)
[Muster roll for Troop G, 10th Cavalry]
Signed by P. Ludwell Lee, Captain of Troop G, 10th Cavalry, as a witness. Lists the names of members of Troop G, including their dates of enlistment and discharge, if applicable. Covers the period from 30 April 1872-30 June 1872. Created at Rush...
GLC07333.01
30 April 1874
[Muster roll, Company E, 24th Regiment]
Signed by Clous as Captain of Company E, 24th Regiment. Signed by H. F. Leggett, First Lieutenant of the 24th Infantry, as a witness. Signed by Major H. [Chairman?] as inspector and mustering officer of the 24th Infantry. Lists the names of...
GLC07333.02
31 August 1874
Mills, Frank (fl. 1874)
[Muster Roll, Company G, 9th Cavalry]
Signed by Frank Mills, 2nd Lieutenant of Company G, 24th Infantry Regiment. Signed by E. D. [Diminick?], 1st Lieutenant of Company G, 9th Cavalry, as a witness. Includes the names and signatures (or mark) of soldiers in Company G. Muster roll for...
GLC07333.03
Schultz, John N. (fl. 1875)
[Pay voucher of Martin Sterling]
Signed by Chaplain Schultz as a witness. Lists the amount of pay received by Private Sterling, an African American serving in Company E, 24th Infantry Regiment. States that pay was received from J. W. Nicholls, United States Paymaster. An "x"...
GLC07334.03.02
11 September 1874
Carrs, J. N. (fl. 1874)
[Pay voucher of Philip G. Gains]
States that Gains, an African American private in Company L, 9th Cavalry, received money from J. W. Nicholls, United States Paymaster. Signed by [Carrs?] as a witness. Contains an "x" signifying Gains' signature.
GLC07334.02.02
27 June 1754
McLean, Hugh (fl. 1742-1754)
[Petition]
Petition to Samuel Waldo regarding protection against Indian raids.
GLC02437.08976
circa 26 August 1790
[Proclamation regarding a violation of the Hopewell Treaty]
Later copy. A note written at the top states, "Recd- from Lt. Henry Knox Thatcher Aug. 9 1855, by mail." Requires all citizens and inhabitants of the United States to "govern themselves according to the treaties."
GLC02437.09435
26 August 1790
[Proclamation regarding the violation of treaties made with the Choctaw and Chicksaw tribes]
President Washington warns citizens of the United States against violating certain treaties previously negotiated with Native American tribes. Instructs civil and military officers of the United States to govern themselves according to the treaties...
GLC02437.09397
circa 1792
[Report on relations between the United States and Native Americans]
Circa date previously estimated. "The measure adopted by the general government, relative to the Indian tribes within the lands of the United States, are replete with moderation... and humanity. Philosophers and the intelligent part of humankind...
GLC02437.09446
Discusses the Creek Nation.
GLC02437.09450
22 December 1868
Custer, George Armstrong (1839-1876)
[Report on the Battle of Washita]
Written in the hand of Custer's Sergeant Pierre A. Bunker of the 7th Cavalry, prepared for Custer's signature. Custer reports at length and in graphic detail on his military activities and observations at the Battle of Washita against Chief Black...
GLC04606
18 August 1783
Walker, Benjamin (1753-1818)
[Request for rations]
Request for provisions for Indians. Noted as written at Head Quarters. Countersigned by a Captain Joseph.
GLC02437.02396
22 March 1833
Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)
[Retained clerical copy of a treaty between the United States and the Ottawa Indians]
Manuscript copy of the treaty made on 18 February 1833 between the Ottawa chiefs "residing on the Indian Reserves on the Miami of Lake Erie" and George B. Porter, the United States commissioner. Outlines the cession of Ottawa land in Ohio, the...
GLC07392
7 July 1832 - 11 January 1839
Conyers, Thomas (1795-1879)
[Soldier letterbook from the Black Hawk War]
Letterbook of Major Conyers, commander of the mounted Detachment from 1st Regiment Missouri Volunteers during the Black Hawk War. This bound volume contains orders, memoranda, incoming and outgoing correspondence, company appraisements and...
GLC07381
6 January 1780
Calvin, Bartholomew (fl. 1780)
[Statement opposing white settlement on Indian land in Brotherton, New Jersey]
A strong statement signed by eight Indians showing alarm over white settlers moving onto their land, forbidding it in the future, making illegitimate leases null and void, and voicing hopes to "live in Quietness among one another without giving any...
GLC00540.01
14 May 1738
Woodside, Jean (fl. 1738)
[Testimony]
Testimony of Jean and Anna Woodside regarding an encounter with a Penobscott Indian and his squaw. "She then asked him why the Indians would not lett the English and Irish sett down there, he replyd it spoild their hunting..." Jean appears as 'Jane'...
GLC02437.08886
[View of open teepee with seven Native Americans inside]
No series assigned. Negative number 361.
GLC03095.97
[View of uncovered teepee frame with three Native Americans inside]
No series assigned. Negative number 351.
GLC03095.96
26 February 1747
Burns, William (fl. 1747)
[William Burns's declaration regarding the Muscongus settlement]
Burns discusses his settlement on Samuel Waldo's Muscongus Patent (also known as the Waldo or Linconshire Patent, land in present-day Maine). Discusses improvements Burns made to a stone house, and mentions his black cattle. Burns was given command...
GLC02437.10410
[n.d.]
Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)
2 Sketches: Native America slaying man, female nude
GLC06343.370
1763
George III, King of Great Britain (1738-1820)
A Proclamation.
The proclamation establishes colonial rule over former French and Spanish possessions in Canada, Florida, Grenada and other areas; it offers tolerance to Roman Catholics; it calls for governments and assemblies like those in existing colonies and...
GLC05214
August 1783
Bell, William (fl. 1783)
Abstract of extra rations of provisions issued at the garrison of West Point in the month of August 1783 by William Bell Issg Commy on account of Daniel Parker & Co Contractrs
List of extra rations issued at West Point. A total of 1,021 and 1/2 extra rations were provided in August 1783. The groups that received rations included: army prisoners, men on garrison fatigue duty, the engineering department, police officers of...
GLC02437.02449
1693
Livingston, Robert (1654-1728)
Account of provisions and beer delivered to the forces at Albany
An account book, itemizing the recipients of all the provisions delivered to the garrison at Albany by Livingston (who held the office of victualer to the garrison at the time) and to the Indians of the region, also by Livingston (who also held a...
GLC03107.00144
1784/03/04
Thomson, Charles
Act re: election of five commissioners to negotiate Indian treaties
Elected commissioners are George Rogers Clarke, Oliver Wolcott, Nathaniel [sic] Greene, Richard Butler, and Stephen Higgenson.
GLC07793
1886
Bourke, John G. (1846-1896)
An Apache campaign in the Sierra Madre: An account of the expedition in pursuit of the hostile Chiricahua Apaches in the spring of 1883
Published by Charled Scribner's Sons. Dedication included on the first blank page to C. M. Lanitis Jr. from Mrs. Lieutenant Seyburn, May 1886. Describes a campaign led by General George Crook against the Chiricahua Apache Tribe in 1883. In the...
GLC07380.02
1883
Crook, George (1829-1890)
Annual Report of Brigadier General George Cook, U.S. Army. Commanding Department of Arizona.
Signed by Crook's acting aide-de-camp S. Roberts. Reports on his expedition to the Sierra Madre Mountains to locate Geronimo and his warrior band. He faults the government for their unfair treatment of the Indians and the United States...
GLC07380.01
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