| U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 666 and 667 Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894 Date: November 3, 1804 Where or how concluded: St Louis, in the District of Louisiana. Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume VII, page 84. Tribe: Sauk and Fox Description of cession or reservation: Article 2 provides that the general boundary between the U. S. and the Sacs and Foxes shall be as follows: Beginning at a point on the Missouri river opposite to the mouth of Gasconade river; thence in a direct course so as to strike the river Jeffreon at the distance of 30 miles from its mouth, and down the said Jeffreon to the Mississippi; thence up the Mississippi to the mouth of the Ouisconsing river, and up the same to a point which shall be 36 miles in a direct line from the mouth of said river; thence by a direct line to the point where the Fox river (a branch of the Illinois) leaves the small lake called Sakaegan; thence down the Fox river to the Illinois river, and down the same to the Mississippi. And the said tribes relinquish to the U. S. all claim to lands within said boundaries. By article 11 the Sacs and Foxes cede to the U. S. a tract of land 2 miles square for the establishment of a military reservation either on the upper side of the Ouisconsing or on the right bank of the Mississippi. View maps: Missouri 1 ~ Illinois 1 ~ Wisconsin 2 ~ Wisconsin 1 Designation of cession(s) on map: 50~1 View page images |
| Senate Executive Journal --MONDAY, December 31, 1804. Page 478 | Page image The following written message was received from the President of the United States, by, Mr. Coles, his Secretary: To the Senate of the United States: Most of the Indians residing within our northern boundary, on this side of the Mississippi, receiving from us annual aids in money and necessaries, it was a subject of complaint with the Sacs, that they received nothing, and were connected with us by no treaty. As they owned the country in the neighborhood of our settlements of Kaskaskia and St. Louis, it was thought expedient to engage their friendship; and Governor Harrison was accordingly instructed, in June last, to propose to them an annuity of five or six hundred dollars, stipulating in return an adequate cession of territory, and an exact definition of boundaries. The Sacs and Foxes, acting generally as one nation, and coming forward together, he found it necessary to add an annuity for the latter tribe also, enlarging proportionably the cession of territory, which was accordingly done by the treaty, now communicated, of November the 3d, with those two tribes. This cession, giving us a perfect title to such a breadth of country on the eastern side of the Mississippi, with a command of the Ouisconsin, strengthens Page 479 | Page image our means of retaining exclusive commerce with the Indians on the western side of the Mississippi; a right indispensable to the policy of governing those Indians by commerce, rather than by arms. The treaty is now submitted to the Senate for their advice and consent. TH: JEFFERSON. December 31st, 1804. The message was read. |
| December 31, 1804 American State Papers, Senate, 8th Congress, 2nd Session Indian Affairs: Volume 1, Pages 693 through 694, No. 107. The Sacs and Foxes. The Sacs and Foxes No. 107. The Sacs and Foxes. View page 693 |
Senate Executive Journal --MONDAY, January 7, 1805.
Link to date-related documents. The treaty made between the United States and the Indian tribes, Sacs and Foxes, was read the first time. |
| Senate Executive Journal --THURSDAY, January 17, 1805. Page 481 | Page image Link to date-related documents. The Senate resumed the consideration of the treaty made with the tribes of Sac and Fox Indians. And on the question, Will the Senate advise and consent to the ratification thereof? It was determined in the affirmative, Yeas, ... 2 Nays, ... 3. Those who voted in the affirmative, are--Messrs. Anderson, Baldwin, Bradley, Breckinridge, Brown, Cocke, Condit, Dayton, Ellery, Franklin, Hillhouse, Howland, Jackson, Maclay, Mitchill, Moore, Olcott, Smith, Maryland, Smith, of New York, Smith, of Ohio, Smith, of Vermont, Stone, Sumpter, Worthington, and Wright. Those who voted in the negative, are--Messrs. Adams, Pickering, and Plumer. So it was "Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein,) That the Senate do advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty made at St. Louis, on the 3d day of November, 1804, between the United States and the Sac and Fox Indians." Ordered, That the Secretary lay this resolution before the President of the United States. The Senate took into consideration the message of the President of the United States, of January 14th, nominating Abimael Y. Nicholl, and others, to military promotion and appointment. Whereupon, Resolved, That the Senate do advise and consent to the appointments, agreeably to the nominations respectively. Ordered, That the Secretary lay this resolution before the President of the United States. |
| U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 680 and 681 Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894 Date: September 13, 1815 Where or how concluded: Portage des Sioux. Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume VII, page 134. Tribe: Sauk (that portion residing on Missouri river). Description of cession or reservation: That portion of the Sac nation residing on the Missouri river assent to the treaty between the U. S. and the united tribes of Sacs and Foxes concluded at St Louis, Nov. 3, 1804. View maps: Missouri 1 ~ Wisconsin 1 ~ Wisconsin 2 ~ Illinois 1 Designation of cession(s) on map: See 50, 51. View page images |
| U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 680 and 681 Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894 Date: September 14, 1815 Where or how concluded: Portage des Sioux. Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume VII, page 135. Tribe: Fox Description of cession or reservation: The Fox tribe or nation assent to and confirm the treaty between the U. S. and the united tribes of Sacs and Foxes concluded at St Louis, Nov. 3, 1804. View maps: Missouri 2 ~ Wisconsin 2 ~ Illinois 2 Designation of cession(s) on map: See 50, 51. View page images |
| Senate Executive Journal --WEDNESDAY, December 6, 1815. Unnumbered Page | Page image Link to date-related documents. To the Senate of the United States: I lay before the Senate, for their consideration, and advice as to a ratification, treaties which have been concluded with the following Indian tribes, viz: Iaway tribe, Kickapoo tribe, Poutawatamie, Siouxs of the Lakes, Piankeshaw tribe, Siouxs of the river St. Peters, Great and Little Osage tribes, Yancton tribe, Mahas, Fox tribe, Teeton, Sac nation, Kanzas tribe, Chippewa, Ottawa, Potawatamie, Shawanoe, Wyandot, Miami, Delaware, and Seneca. I communicate also, the letters from the Commissioners on the part of the United States, relating to their proceedings on those occasions. JAMES MADISON. |
| U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 680 and 681 Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894 Date: May 13, 1816 Where or how concluded: St Louis, Missouri territory. Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume VII, page 141. Tribe: Sauk of Rock river and adjacent country. Description of cession or reservation: The Sacs of Rock river and the adjacent country unconditionally assent to and confirm the treaty between the U. S. and the united tribes of Sacs and Foxes concluded Nov. 3, 1804. View maps: Illinois 1 ~ Missouri 1 ~ Wisconsin 1 ~ Wisconsin 2 Designation of cession(s) on map: See 50, 51 View page images |
| American State Papers, Senate, 17th Congress, 2nd Session Indians Affairs: Volume 2, Page 392, No. 191. Treaties with the Osage, Sac, and Fox tribes. No. 191. Treaties with the Osage, Sac, and Fox tribes. View page 392 January 6, 1823 |
| Senate Executive Journal --MONDAY, January 27, 1823. Page 327 | Page image Mr. Johnson, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to which were referred the treaty with the Great and Little Osage Indians, and the treaty with the United Sac and Fox tribes, reported them without amendment; and they were severally taken up, and considered by the Senate as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been proposed, the President reported them to the Senate; and Page 328 | Page image Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein,) That the Senate do advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty, entered into and concluded between the United States and the United Sac and Fox tribes of Indians, on the 3d day of September, 1822, at Fort Armstrong. |
| August 4, 1824. | 7 Stat., 229. | Proclamation, Jan. 18, 1825. Page Images: 207 | 208 INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES Vol. II, Treaties Compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1904. |
| December 15, 1824 American State Papers, Senate, 18th Congress, 2nd Session Indians Affairs: Volume 2, Page 524, No. 214. Treaties with the Ioway, Sac, and Fox tribes. No. 214. Treaties with the Ioway, Sac, and Fox tribes. View page 524 |
| December 15, 1824 American State Papers, Senate, 18th Congress, 2nd Session Indians Affairs: Volume 2, Page 525 Treaties with the Ioways, Sacs, and Foxes View page 525 |
| U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 710 and 711 Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894 Date: August 19, 1825 Where or how concluded: Prairie du Chien, Michigan territory. Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume VII, page 272. Tribe: Chippewa, Sauk and Fox, Menomini, Iowa, Sioux, Winnebago, and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomi living on the Illinois. Description of cession or reservation: It is agreed between the confederated tribes of Sacs and Foxes and the Sioux that the line between their respective countries shall be as follows: Commencing at the mouth of the Upper Ioway river on the W. bank of the Mississippi and ascending the said Ioway river to its left fork; thence up that fork to its source; thence crossing the fork of Red Cedar river in a direct line to the second or upper fork of the Desmoines river; and thence in a direct line to the lower fork of the Calumet river, and down that river to its junction with the Missouri river. But the Yancton band of Sioux being principally interested in the establishment of the line from the forks of the Desmoines to the Missouri, and not being sufficiently represented to render the definitive establishment of that line proper, it is expressly declared that the line from the forks of the Desmoines to the forks of the Calumet river and down that river to the Missouri is not to be considered as settled until the assent of the Yancton band shall be given thereto; and if the said band should refuse their assent, the arrangement of that portion of the boundary shall be void. The Sacs and Foxes relinquish to the other tribes interested therein all claim to land on the E. side of the Mississippi river. The Ioways agree to the arrangement between the Sacs and Foxes and the Sioux, but it is agreed between the Ioways and the Sacs and Foxes that the Ioways have a just claim to a portion of the country between the boundary line above described and the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, and that the said Ioways and Sacs and Foxes shall peaceably occupy the same until some satisfactory arrangement can be made between them for a division of their respective claims to the country. The Ottoes not being represented at this council, it is agreed that their claim to territory shall not be affected by anything herein. It is agreed between the Sioux and the Chippewas that the line dividing their respective countries shall commence at the Chippewa river, half a day's march below the falls; and from thence it shall run to Red Cedar river, immediately below the falls; from thence to the St Croix river, which it strikes at a place called the Standing Cedar, about a day's paddle in a canoe above the lake at the mouth of that river; thence passing between two lakes, called by the Chippewas "Green lakes" and by the Sioux "The lakes they bury the eagles in," and from thence to the standing cedar that the Sioux split; thence to Rum river, crossing it at the mouth of a small creek called Choaking creek, a long day's march from the Mississippi; thence to a point of woods that projects into the prairie, half a day's march from the Mississippi; thence in a straight line to the mouth of the first river which enters the Mississippi on its W. side above the mouth of Sac river; thence ascending the said river (above the mouth of Sac river) to a small lake at its source; thence in a direct line to a lake at the head of Prairie river, which is supposed to enter the Crow Wing river on its S. side; thence to Otter Tail lake portage; thence to said Otter Tail lake and down through the middle thereof to its outlet; thence in a direct line so as to strike Buffalo river halfway from its source to its mouth and down the said river to Red river; thence descending Red river to the mouth of Outard or Goose creek. The eastern boundary of the Sioux commences opposite the mouth of Ioway river on the Mississippi, runs back 2 or 3 miles to the bluffs, follows the bluffs, crossing Bad Axe river to the mouth of Black river, and from Black river to a half day's march below the falls of Chippewa river. It is also agreed between the Chippewas and Winnebagoes, so far as they are mutually interested therein, that the southern boundary line of the Chippewa country shall commence on the Chippewa river aforesaid, half a day's march below the falls of that river, and run thence to the source of Clear Water river, a branch of the Chippewa; thence S. to Black river; thence to a point where the woods project into the meadows, and thence to the Plover portage of the Ouisconsin. It is agreed between the Winnebagoes and the Sioux, Sacs and Foxes, Chippewas and Ottawas, Chippewas and Potawatomies of the Illinois, that the Winnebago country shall be bounded as follows: Southeasterly by Rock river from its source near the Winnebago lake to the Winnebago village, about 40 miles above its mouth; westerly by the E. line of the tract lying upon the Mississippi herein secured to the Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomie Indians of the Illinois; and also by the high bluff described in the Sioux boundary and running N. to Black river. From this point the Winnebagoes claim up Black river to a point due W. from the source of the left fork of the Ouisconsin; thence to the source of the said fork and down the same to the Ouisconsin; thence down the Ouisconsin to the portage and across the portage to Fox river; thence down Fox river to the Winnebago lake and to the Grand Kan Kanlin, including in their claim the whole of Winnebago lake; but, for the causes stated below, the line from Black river must for the present be left indeterminate. The representatives of the Menominies not being sufficiently acquainted with their proper boundaries to settle the same definitely, and some uncertainty existing in consequence of the cession made by that tribe upon Fox river and Green Bay to the New York Indians, it is agreed between the Menominie tribe and the Sioux, Chippewas, Winnebagoes, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomie Indians of the Illinois, that the claim of the Menominies to any portion of the land within the boundaries allotted to either of the said tribes shall not be barred by any stipulation herein. It is, however, understood that the general claim of the Menominies is bounded on the N. by the Chippewa country, on the E. by Green Bay and Lake Michigan, extending as far S. as Millawankee river, and on the W. they claim to Black river. The country secured to the Ottawa, Chippewa, and Potawatomie tribes of the Illinois is bounded as follows: Beginning at the Winnebago village on Rock river, 40 miles from its mouth, and running thence down the Rock river to a line which runs from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi and with that line to the Mississippi opposite to Rock Island; thence up that river to the U. S. reservation at the mouth of the Ouisconsin; thence with the S. and E. lines of the said reservation to the Ouisconsin; thence southerly passing the heads of the small streams emptying into the Mississippi, to the Rock river at the Winnebago village. The Illinois Indians have also a just claim to a portion of the country bounded S. by the Indian boundary line aforesaid, running from the southern extreme of Lake Michigan, E. by Lake Michigan, N. by the Menominie country, and NW. by Rock river. This claim is recognized in the treaty with said Illinois tribes at St Louis, Aug. 24, 1816, but as the Millawaukee and Manetoowalk bands are not represented at this council it can not be now definitely adjusted The reservations at Fever river, at the Ouisconsin, and St Peters, and the ancient settlements at Prairie des Chieus and Green Bay, and the land properly thereto belonging, and the reservations made upon the Mississippi for the use of the half-breeds in the treaty concluded with the Sacs and Foxes, Aug. 24, 1824, are not claimed by either of the said tribes. The U. S. agree whenever the President may think proper, to convene such of the tribes as are interested in the lines left unsettled herein and to recommend to them an amicable and final adjustment of their respective claims. It is agreed, however, that a council shall be held with the Yancton band of the Sioux during the year 1826 to explain to them the stipulations of this treaty and to procure their assent thereto, and also with the Ottoes, to settle and adjust their title to any of the country claimed by the Sacs, Foxes, and Ioways. Historical data and remarks: Their claim in this direction had already been relinquished by treaty of Nov. 3, 1804. That portion of this boundary between the Sioux and Chippewa extending from Chippewa river to Otter Tail lake was surveyed in 1835 by S. L. Bean. From Otter Tail lake the line ran S. 4ø 43' E. 40¬ miles; S. 72ø 30' E. 62 miles to head of Wahtab river; down that river to its mouth; thence S. 72ø 15' E. 25« miles; thence N. 88ø E. 21 miles to Rum river; thence S. 25ø 24' E. 7 8/4 miles; thence S. 67ø E. 13 miles to Green lakes; thence S. 63ø E. 11 miles to St Croix river; thence S. 66ø 36' E. 47 miles to Red Cedar river; thence S. 59ø E. 20 miles to Chippewa river. In this survey, however, the head of Wahtab river was assumed to be a small lake in the N. E. corner of T. 124 N., R. 30 W., which is in reality the head of a tributary of that stream, the actual main source of the river being a number of miles to the SW. View page images |
| Senate Executive Journal --THURSDAY, February 2, 1826. Page 499 | Page image The Senate resumed the consideration of the treaty with the Chippeway, Sac and Fox, and other tribes of Indians. Mr. Benton submitted the following resolution: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein,) That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty between the United States of America and the Chippeway, Sac and Fox, Menominie, Ioway, Sioux, Winnebago, and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippeway, and Potawatamie tribes of Indians, concluded at Prairie des Chiens, in the Territory of Michigan, the 19th day of August, 1825. Page 500 | Page image The Senate resumed the consideration of the treaty with the Chippeway, Sac and Fox, and other tribes of Indians. Mr. Benton submitted the following resolution: Resolved, (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring therein,) That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty between the United States of America and the Chippeway, Sac and Fox, Menominie, Ioway, Sioux, Winnebago, and a portion of the Ottawa, Chippeway, and Potawatamie tribes of Indians, concluded at Prairie des Chiens, in the Territory of Michigan, the 19th day of August, 1825. |
| Senate Executive Journal --SATURDAY, May 24, 1828. Page 618 | Page image On motion by Mr. Tazewell, Ordered, That the injunction of secrecy be removed from the proceedings on the nomination of Alexander Macomb. The following message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. John Adams, his Secretary: To the Senate of the United States: Washington, May 24th, 1828. I nominate Lewis Cass, of the Territory of Michigan, and Pierre Menard, of Illinois, Commissioners to treat with the Indians under the act this day passed to enable the President of the United States to hold a treaty with the Chippewas, Ottawas, Potawatamies, Winnebagoes, Fox, and Sac nations of Indians. |
| Bills and Resolutions, House of Representatives, 20th Congress, 1st Session, Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. McLean, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to which the subject had been referred, reported the following bill: A Bill To enable the President of the United States to hold a treaty with the Chippewas, Ottowas, Pattawattimas, Winnebagoes, Fox, and Sacs nations of Indians. Committee: Committee of the Whole House~Committee on Indian Affairs January 23, 1828 Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. McLean, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to which the subject had been referred, reported the following bill: A Bill To enable the President of the United States to hold a treaty with the Chippewas, Ottowas, Pattawattimas, Winnebagoes, Fox, and Sacs nations of Indians. View bill H.R. 103 |
| Senate Journal --TUESDAY, January 5, 1830. Link to date-related documents. Mr. Benton presented several documents in support of the claims of James and Jesse Morrison, for losses sustained by the depredations of the Sac and Fox Indians; and Ordered, That they be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. |
| Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 21st Congress, 1st Session, Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading: A Bill To cause the Northern boundary line of the State of Missouri to be better marked and established, and to divide certain land adjoining said boundary among the half breed Indians of the Sac and Fox tribes. Committee: Committee on Indian Affairs ~ Committee of the Whole House January 5, 1830 Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading: A Bill To cause the Northern boundary line of the State of Missouri to be better marked and established, and to divide certain land adjoining said boundary among the half breed Indians of the Sac and Fox tribes. View bill S. 34 |
| Senate Journal --THURSDAY, January 7, 1830. Page 71 | Page image The bill to cause the Northern boundary line of the State of Missouri, to be better marked and established, and to divide certain land adjoining said boundary among the half breed Indians of the Sac and Fox tribes, having been reported by the Committee correctly engrossed, was read the third time; and Resolved, That it pass; and that the title thereof be, "An act to cause the Northern and Western lines of the State of Missouri to be better marked and established, and to divide certain land adjoining said boundary among the half breed Indians of the Sac and Fox tribes." |
| House Journal --FRIDAY, January 8, 1830. Page 141 | Page image No. 34. An act to cause the Northern and Western boundary lines of the State of Missouri to be better marked and established, and to divide certain land, adjoining said boundary, among the half-breed Indians, of the Sac and Fox tribes; |
| May 22, 1830 Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 21st Congress, 1st Session, Mr. Benton, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading: A Bill To cause the Northern boundary line of the State of Missouri to be better marked and established, and to divide certain land adjoining said boundary among the half breed Indians of the Sac and Fox tribes. Read, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House, to which the said bill is committed. Mr. Pettis submitted the following; which, when the bill from the Senate (No. 34) entitled An act to cause the Northern and Western boundary lines of the State of Missouri to be better marked and established, and to divide certain land adjoining said boundary among the half breed Indians of the Sac and Fox tribes, shall be taken up for consideration, he will move as an amendment thereof. Amendment. Strike out all of the first section, after the word ''river,'' in the seventh line, and insert the following: View bill S. 34 |
| Senate Executive Journal --TUESDAY, February 8, 1831. Page 153 | Page image Mr. White, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom were referred two treaties with the confederated tribes of Sac, Fox, and other Indians, transmitted by the President's message of the 30th December, reported the treaties severally without amendment. |
| Senate Executive Journal --MONDAY, February 15, 1831. Link to date-related documents. The treaty of peace and friendship with the confederated tribes Sacs and Foxes, and the Sioux, Winnebagoes, and Menomonies, was read the Second time and considered as in Committee of the Whole. On motion by Mr. Forsyth, Ordered. That it lie on the table. The treaty of cession with the confederated tribes of Sacs, Foxes, and other Indians was read the second time and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been made thereto, it was reported to the Senate. Mr. White submitted the following resolution: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate do advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty between the United States of America and the confederated tribes of the Sacs and Foxes, the Medawahkanton, Wahpacoota, Wahpeton, and Sissetong bands or tribes of Sioux, the Omahas, Ioways, Ottoes, and Missourias, concluded at Prairie du Chien, in the Territory of Michigan, the 15th day of July, 1830. The Senate proceeded to consider the resolution, by unanimous consent. |
| U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 736 and 737, Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894 Date: September 21, 1832 Where or how concluded: Fort Armstrong, Rock Island Illinois Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume VII, page 374. Tribe: Sauk and Fox Description of cession or reservation: The confederated tribes of Sacs and Foxes cede to the U. S. all lands to which the said tribes have title or claim (with the exception of the reservation hereinafter made) included within the following bounds, to wit: Beginning on the Mississippi river at the point where the Sac and Fox northern boundary line as established by article 2 of the treaty of July 15, 1830, strikes said river; thence up said boundary line to a point 50 miles Irvin the Mississippi, measured on said line; thence in a right line to the nearest point on the Red Cedar of the Ioway, 40 miles from the Mississippi river; thence in a right line to a point in the northern boundary line of the state of Missouri 50 miles, measured on said boundary, from the Mississippi river; thence by the last-mentioned boundary to the Mississippi river, and by the western shore of said river to the place of beginning. Out of the foregoing cession the U. S. agree to a reservation for the use of the Sacs and Foxes of a tract of land containing 400 square miles, to be laid off under the direction of the President of the U. S., from the boundary line crossing the Ioway river, in such manner that nearly an equal portion of the reservation may be on both sides of said river and extending downwards so as to include Ke-o-kuck's principal village on its right bank, which village is about 12 miles from the Mississippi river. Historical data and remarks: This tract was surveyed by Charles de Ward, in Oct., 1835. (See map 168 in the Office of Indian Affairs.) This cession was required of the Sauk and Fox as indemnity for the expenses of the Black-hawk war. This reserve was ceded to the U. S. by treaty of Sept. 28, 1836. View maps: Iowa 1 Designation of cession(s) on map: 175~See 226 View page images |
| Senate Executive Journal --WEDNESDAY, December 12, 1832. Link to date-related documents. The following message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Donelson, his secretary: To the Senate: I transmit herewith, for the consideration and advice of the Senate as to their ratification, treaties that have been concluded by commissioners, duly appointed on the part of the United States, with the following tribes of Indians, viz: The Chickasaws, the Apalachicola band in Florida, the Sacs and Foxes, the Winnebagoes, the Potawatamies of Indiana and Michigan, the Potawatamies of the Wabash and Elkheart, and the Potawatamies of the Prairie. I also transmit the report and journals of the commissioners. ANDREW JACKSON. Washington, Dec'r 12, 1832. |
| House Journal --SATURDAY, February 2, 1833. Page 263 | Page image The bill from the Senate (No. 20) entitled "An act for the payment of horses and arms lost in the military service of the United States against the Sac and Fox Indians, on the frontiers of Illinois and the Michigan Territory," was read the first and second time, and committed to the Committee of Claims. |
| Senate Executive Journal --SATURDAY, February 9, 1833. Page 311 | Page image The treaty with the confederated tribes of Sac and Fox Indians was read the second time and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been made thereto, it was reported to the Senate. Mr. Benton submitted the following resolution: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate do advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty of peace, friendship, and cession between the United States of America and the confederated tribes of Sac and Fox Indians, concluded at Fort Armstrong, Rock Island, Illinois, the 21st day of September, in the year 1832, and to the supplement thereto. |
| March 2, 1833 Statutes at Large, 22nd Congress, 2nd Session, Pages 609 through 669, View page 637 Sacs and Foxes. View page 640 March 2, 1833 1830, ch. 99. Sac and Fox prisoners. View page 665 March 2, 1833 Lots not to be offered for sale, until, &c. Statute II. Further appropriation of land. Act of May 30, 1830, ch. 215. 1832, ch. 205. Application of it. Proviso. Statute II. Act of March 3, 1807, ch. 46. Offenses cognisable in the district court of United States, &c. Offenses committed on lands acquired from Sac and Fox Indians |
| April 8, 1834 View page 502, Journal of the House, 1st Session, 23rd Congress Mr. Mason, of Virginia, from the Committee on the Public Lands, to which was referred, on the 27th of January, the petition of sundry half-breed Indians of the Sac and Fox tribes, in Missouri, reported a bill (No. 409) to relinquish the reversionary interest of the United States in a certain Indian reservation lying between the rivers Mississippi and Des Moins; which bill was read the first and second time, and ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time tomorrow. |
| April 8, 1834 Bills and Resolutions, House of Representatives, 23rd Congress, 1st Session, Read twice, and ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow. Mr. Mason, of Virginia, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill To relinquish the reversionary interest of the United States in a certain Indian reservation lying between the rivers Mississippi and Des Moins. Read twice, and ordered to be engrossed, and read the third time to-morrow. Mr. Mason, of Virginia, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill To relinquish the reversionary interest of the United States in a certain Indian reservation lying between the rivers Mississippi and Des Moins. View bill H.R. 409 |
| May 7, 1834, Journal: 1st-13th Congress . Repr. 23rd Congress, 1st Session, By United States. Congress. House Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills of this House of the following titles, ciz. … No. 409. A bill to relinquish the reversionary interest of the United States in a certain Indian reservation lying between the rivers Mississippi and Des Moins, until Tuesday next, the 13th instant. |
| June 23, 1834. The Register of debates; 23rd Congress—1st Session. Vol. III. Being A Report of the Speeches Delivered in the Two Houses of Congress, Reported For the United States Telegraph. [Washington: Published By Duff Green. 1834] Page 339, |
| June 26, 1834 Statutes at Large, 23rd Congress, 1st Session, Pages 670 through 745 View page 683 Indian annuities, &c. Running lines for the Sacs and Foxes. View page 684 Running lines between Sacs and Foxes. |
| June 28, 1834 Statutes at Large, 23rd Congress, 1st Session, Pages 670 through 745 View page 705 Statute I. Appropriations to effect certain Indian treaties. View page 706 June 28, 1834 Sacs and Foxes. Sac and Fox half-breeds. Sacs and Foxes. |
| June 30, 1834 Statutes at Large, 23rd Congress, 1st Session, Pages 670 through 745 View page 740 Lands relinquished, and to be vested in certain half-breeds of Sacs and Fox Indians. Statute I. |
| March 3, 1835 Statutes at Large, 23rd Congress, 2nd Session, Pages 746 through 792 View page 784 Indian annuities, &c. Sacs of Missouri. Sacs., Foxes View page 785 Indian annuities, &c. Sacs and Foxes. Sacs, Foxes, and Ioways. |
| February 10, 1836 ~ February 12, 1836 American State Papers, House of Representatives, 24th Congress, 1st Session Public Lands: Volume 8, Page 455, No. 1431. On granting land to the heirs of certain persons killed by the Sac and Fox Indians. View page 455 |
| U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 762 and 763 Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894 Date: September 28, 1836 Where or how concluded: On the right bank of the Mississippi river in the county of Debuque and territory of Wisconsin, opposite Rock Island. Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume VII, page 517. Tribe: Sauk and Fox. Description of cession or reservation: The confederated tribes of Sacs and Foxes cede to the U. S. the reservation of 400 sections of land made to the Sacs and Foxes by the second article of the treaty of Sept. 21, 1832, as the same has been surveyed and laid off by order of the President of the U. S. The Ioway Indians having set up a claim to a part of the lands ceded by this treaty, it is provided that the President of the U. S. shall cause the validity and extent of said claim to be ascertained and upon a relinquishment thereof to the U. S. to cause a fair value to be paid to said Ioways therefor, and to deduct such amount from the consideration agreed to be paid to the Sacs and Foxes. The said confederated tribes of Sac and Fox Indians agree to remove item the lands ceded by this treaty by the 1st day of Nov., 1836, and it is expressly agreed that no band or party of said tribe shall plant, fish, or hunt on any portion of said ceded country after the date mentioned. View maps: Iowa 1 Designation of cession(s) on map: 226 View page images |
| Senate Executive Journal --MONDAY, December 26, 1836. The following message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Andrew Jackson, junior, his secretary: To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith, for the consideration and action of the Senate, treaties concluded with the Ioways and Sacs of Missouri, with the Sioux, with the Sacs and Foxes, and with the Otoes and Missourias and Omahas, by which they have relinquished their rights in the lands lying between the State of Missouri and the Missouri River, ceded in the first article of the treaty with them of July 15th, 1830. |
| December 26, 1836, Journal of the Senate, 2nd session of the 24th Congress, [Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1836] page 61, Mr. Linn presented the petition of John W. Johnson and others, half-breeds of the Sac and Fox nations of Indians, praying that the northern line of their Indian reservation, agreeably to the treaty of August 4, 1834, may be run, that the said reservation may be annexed to the State of Missouri; and that the survey of lots in Burlington and Madison may be suspended; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. |
| House Journal --MONDAY, January 23, 1837. Mr. Ashley presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Missouri, praying that a certain piece of land granted to the half-breed Sac and Fox Indians may be annexed to the State of Missouri. Mr. Jones, of Wisconsin, presented a petition of the administrators of Henry Gratiot, deceased, praying remuneration for services rendered and property lost in the Sac war of 1832. The Speaker presented a memorial of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Wisconsin, praying that certain lands may be purchased of the Indian tribes, which lands are situated directly west of the purchase made of the Sac and Fox nations of Indians, in 1832. Journal of the House of Representatives, 2d Session, 24th Congress, Begun Dec. 5, 1836, page 274 House Journal --MONDAY, January 23, 1837. Mr. Walker, from the Committee in Public Lands, to whom was referred bill (S 64) authorizing the President of the United States to cause the reserved lead mines in the State if Illinois and Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa to be sold as other public lands, |
| October 21, 1837 U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 768 and 769, Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894 Where or how concluded: Washington, D. C. Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume VII, page 543. Tribe: Sauk and Fox of Missouri. Description of cession or reservation: The Missouri Sac and Fox Indians make the following cessions to the U. S., viz: 1. Of all right or interest in the country between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers and the boundary line between the Sac and Fox and the Sioux Indians, described in the second article of the treaty of Aug. 19, 1825, to the full extent to which said claim was recognized in the third article of said treaty, and of all interest or claim by virtue of the provisions of any treaties since made by the U. S. with the Sacs and Foxes. 2. Of all right to locate for hunting or other purposes on the land ceded in the first article of the treaty of July 15, 1830, which, by the authority therein conferred on the President of the U. S., they may be permitted by him to enjoy. 3. Of all claims or interest under the treaties of Nov. 3, 1804, Aug. 4, 1824, July 15, 1830, and Sept. 17, 1836, for the satisfaction of which no appropriations have been made. Historical data and remarks: Fully covered by previous cessions. For the nature of these claims, see provisions of foregoing treaties. View maps: Minnesota 1 ~ Missouri 1 ~ Iowa 1 Designation of cession(s) on map: See 151 View page images |
| Senate Executive Journal --TUESDAY, December 19, 1837. The following message was received from the President of the United States, by Mr. Abraham Van Buren, his secretary: To the Senate: I transmit, for the action of the Senate, treaties negotiated with the following Indian tribes, viz: 1. The Chippewas of the Mississippi. 2. The Kioways, Ka-ta-kas, and Ta-wa-ka-ros. 3. The Sioux of the Mississippi. Page 58 | Page image 4. The Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi. 5. The Sioux of the Missouri. 6. The Sacs and Foxes of the Missouri. 7. The Winnebagoes. 8. The Ioways. |
| Senate Executive Journal --FRIDAY, February 16, 1838. Link to date-related documents. Mr. White, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom were referred, on the 19th of December last, treaties ties with the following Indian tribes, viz: The Kioway, Kataka, and Ta-wa-ka-ro Nations; The Yancton tribe of Sioux; The Sacs and Foxes of Missouri; The Iowas; and The confederated tribes of Sacs and Foxes, reported them severally, with the following amendments to the last-mentioned treaty, viz: Article 2, paragraph fifth, strike out the word "fourteen" ($14,000), and insert twenty-four ($24,000). Strike out the sixth paragraph in the following words: "Sixth. To supply them with provisions to the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) a year for two years." Change: the remaining paragraphs of Article 2 to read sixth, seventh, eighth. These treaties were severally read the second time, and the first mentioned were considered, as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment having been made thereto, they were severally reported to the Senate. Mr. White submitted the following resolution: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty of peace and friendship between the United States of America and the chiefs, headmen, and representatives of the Kioway, Kataka, and To wa-ka-ro Nations of Indians, concluded at Fort Gibson on the 26th of May, 1837. |
| March 3, 1839 Statutes at Large, 25th Congress, 3rd Session, Pages 312 through 366 View page 324 Clerk to superintendent Indian affairs. Sacs and Foxes of the Missouri View page 325 March 3, 1839 Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi. Sacs, Foxes, View page 326 March 3, 1839 First annual instalment. Payment of claims. Valuing, buildings, &c. Surveying and marking boundary lines. Examinations of claims. Claims under the treaty with the Sacs and Foxes of Mississippi. A miller for the Sacs and Foxes of Mississippi. |
| April 4, 1840 Bills and Resolutions, House of Representatives, 26th Congress, 1st Session, Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Reynolds, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill To authorize the selection of school lands in lieu of those granted to the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox Indians. Committee: Committee of the Whole House ~ Committee on the Public Lands Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Reynolds, from the Committee on the Public Lands, reported the following bill: A Bill To authorize the selection of school lands in lieu of those granted to the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox Indians. View bill H.R. 320 |
| April 25, 1840 Bills and Resolutions, House of Representatives, 26th Congress, 1st Session, Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Cross, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill To provide for running and marking the northern boundary line of a tract of land reserved for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians. Committee: Committee of the Whole House ~ Committee on Indian Affairs Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. Cross, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill To provide for running and marking the northern boundary line of a tract of land reserved for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians. View bill H.R. 366 |
| January 5, 1841 ~ January 11, 1841 Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 26th Congress, 2nd Session, Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for running and marking the northern boundary line of a tract of land reserved for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians. Committee: Committee on Indian Affairs Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported without amendment. A Bill To provide for running and marking the northern boundary line of a tract of land reserved for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians. View bill S. 176 |
| January 5, 1841 ~ February 2, 1841 Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 26th Congress, 2nd Session, Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize the selection of school lands in lieu of those granted to the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox Indians. Committee: Committee on Public Lands Agreeably to notice, Mr. Linn asked and obtained leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee on Public Lands. Reported without amendment. A Bill To authorize the selection of school lands in lieu of those granted to the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox Indians. View bill S. 180 |
| House Journal --MONDAY, February 14, 1842. Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States, 1841-1842 MONDAY, February 14, 1842. Page 369 | Page image Congress to grant school lands to the inhabitants of the half-breed Sac and Fox reservation, equivalent in amount to the sixteenth section of which they have been deprived. Ordered, That the said petitions and resolutions be referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. Mr. Augustus C. Dodge presented a preamble and resolutions of the Legislature of the Territory of Iowa, soliciting that immediate steps may be taken to have the title of the Sac and Fox Indians to the whole or a part of their lands within the said Territory extinguished, and the same thrown open to settlement as soon as may be. Page 371 | Page image and benefit of the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox nation of Indians may not be altered or disturbed. Page 379 | Page image Mr. Henry Dodge presented five petitions of citizens of Wiskonsan Territory, praying an appropriation for the improvement of the Fox and Wiskonsan rivers |
| House Journal --WEDNESDAY, March 2, 1842. Page 469 | Page image The Speaker laid before the House a resolution of the Legislature of Iowa, instructing the Delegate in Congress from said Territory to use his endeavors in procuring a confirmation or a resurvey of the present northern boundary line of the half-breed Sac and Fox reservation in Lee county; which resolution was referred to the Committee on the Territories. |
| March 3, 1841 Statutes at Large, 26th Congress, 2nd Session, Pages 410 through 436 View page 418 Carrying into effect treaties and laws with Christian Indians. Sacs and Foxes. View page 419 March 3, 1841 Winnebagoes. Extinguishing the title of the Wyandots. Indian tribes in Michigan. Sacs and Foxes, Winnebagoes, Sioux. Sacs and Foxes. |
| House Journal --TUESDAY, July 5, 1842. Link to date-related documents. Mr. John C. Edwards, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, by leave, made a report upon the memorial of the Legislature of the Territory of Iowa, in relation to the purchase of land from the Sac and Fox Indians, and submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the title of the Sac and Fox Indians to lands in the Territory of Iowa, and in the territory in dispute between the State of Missouri and the Territory of Iowa, ought to be purchased by the Government; and that the President of the United States be requested, at as early a day as practicable, to ascertain and report to this House whether the said Indians have any disposition to cede the said lands to this Government. |
| U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 778 and 779 Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894 Date: October 11, 1842 Where or how concluded: Sac and Fox agency, Territory of Iowa. Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume VII, page 596. Tribe: Sauk and Fox. Description of cession or reservation: The confederated tribes of Sacs and Foxes cede to the U. S. all the lands W. of the Mississippi river to which they have any claim or title. The Indians reserve a right to occupy for three years from the signing of this treaty all that part of the land above ceded which lies W. of a line running due N. and S. from the painted or red rocks on the White Breast fork of the Des Moines river, which rocks will be found about 8 miles in a straight line from the junction of the White Breast with the Des Moines. Upon the ratification of this treaty the U. S. agree to assign a tract of land suitable and convenient for Indian purposes to the Sacs and Foxes for a permanent home for them and their descendants, which tract shall be upon the Missouri river or some of its waters. Historical data and remarks: As shown on the map, a red line through the middle separates the part immediately ceded from the portion to be surrendered at the end of three years. A tract was assigned them adjoining the Shawnee on the S. It overlapped and included a portion of the tract assigned to the Potawatomi by treaty of Feb. 11, 1837. The latter, however, ceded their tract by treaty of June 5 and 17, 1846, which left the title clear for the Sauk and Fox. The extent of the overlap is shown on Kansas map 2. View maps: Iowa 1 ~ Kansas 2 Designation of cession(s) on map: 262~See 419, 494 View page images |
| Senate Executive Journal --TUESDAY, January 17, 1843 Page 164 | Page image Mr. White, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom were referred, on the 14 December last, the treaties with the Chippewa Indians and the Sac and Fox Indians, reported them severally to the Senate without amendment. |
| House Journal --MONDAY, January 23, 1843. Under the order of the House of the 8th of December last, the following petitions and papers were referred to the Committee on the Territories, to wit: By Mr. Augustus C. Dodge: The memorials of citizens of Lee county, Iowa, against alteration of the northern boundary line of land set apart for lite use of the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox Indians. By Mr. Augustus C. Dodge: The resolution of the Legislature of Iowa, relative to a resurvey of the northern boundary of the tract of land called lite half breed Sac and Fox reservation. By Mr. Augustus C. Dodge: The petitions of citizens of Lee county, Iowa, for a resurvey of the half-breed Sac and Fox tract of land. |
| Senate Executive Journal --WEDNESDAY, February 15, 1843. Page 170 | Page image The Senate, as in Committee of the Whole, proceeded to consider the treaty with the Sac and Fox Indians; and no amendment being made thereto, it was reported to the Senate. Mr. White submitted the following resolution: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the articles of a treaty made and concluded at the agency of the Sac and Fox Indians, in the Territory of Iowa, between the United States of America, by John Chambers, their commissioner thereto specially authorized by the President, and the confederated tribes of Sac and Fox Indians, represented by their chiefs, headmen, and braves, on the 11th day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the said resolution. |
| February 22, 1843 Bills and Resolutions, House of Representatives, 27th Congress, 3rd Session, Read three times, engrossed, and passed. Mr. Garrett Davis, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill: A Bill Directing the survey of the northern line of the reservation for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribe of Indians, by the treaty of fourth of August, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four. Committee: Committee on the Judiciary Read three times, engrossed, and passed. Mr. Garrett Davis, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported the following bill: A Bill Directing the survey of the northern line of the reservation for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribe of Indians, by the treaty of fourth of August, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four. View bill H.R. 806 |
| House Journal --WEDNESDAY, February 22, 1843. February 22, 1843 Page 425 | Page image Link to date-related documents. Mr. Garrett Davis, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred the memorials of citizens of the Territory of Iowa, praying Congress to establish and cause to be surveyed the northern boundary line of the reservation of the treaty of the 4th August, 1824 with the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians, for the use of the half-breeds of those tribes, made a report, accompanied by a bill (No. 806) directing the survey of said boundary line; which bill was read the first and second time, and ordered to be engrossed and read the third time to-day. The said bill, being brought in engrossed, was read the third time; and the question was put, Shall it pass? And passed in the affirmative. |
| House Journal --FRIDAY, March 3, 1843. Page 542 | Page image No. 806. An act directing the survey of the northern line of the reservation for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians, by the treaty of August 4, 1824. |
| Senate Journal --FRIDAY, March 3, 1843. Page 284 | Page image H. R. 806. An act directing the survey of the northern line of the reservation for the half breeds of the Sac and Fox tribe of Indians, by the treaty of 4th of August, 1824; Page 295 | Page image H. R. 806. An act directing the survey of the northern line of the reservation for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribe of Indians, by the treaty of fourth of August, 1824; Page 296 | Page image An act directing the survey of the northern line of the reservation for the half breeds of the Sac and Fox Indians by the treaty of August, 1824; |
| Senate Journal --THURSDAY, January 25, 1844. Page 88 | Page image Mr. Wright presented the memorial of Hiram Barney; in behalf of himself and the other purchasers of lands in the Sac and Fox reservation, praying that the act of 3d March, 1843, directing a survey of the northern boundary line of that tract, may be repealed, and that the present boundary may be recognised and affirmed; which was referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. |
| March 20, 1844 Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 28th Congress, 1st Session: Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 209,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To be entitled ''An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act directing the survey of the northern line of the reservation for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribes of ... Committee: Committee on Private Land Claims Mr. Henderson, from the Committee on Private Land Claims, submitted a report, (No. 209,) accompanied by the following bill; which was read, and passed to a second reading. A Bill To be entitled ''An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act directing the survey of the northern line of the reservation for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians, by the treaty of August, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four,' approved March third, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three.'' View bill S. 127 |
| House Journal --SATURDAY, June 1, 1844. Page 994 | Page image The House proceeded to the consideration of the motion made on the 15th of May ultimo, by Mr. W. J. Brown, to reconsider the vote on the passage of the bill from the Senate (No. 127) entitled "An act to repeal an act entitled 'An act directing the survey of the northern line of the reservation for the half-breeds of the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians, by the treaty of August, 1824,' approved March 3, 1843;" when, On motion of Mr. David L. Seymour, the consideration of the said motion to reconsider was postponed until Wednesday next. |
| House Journal --MONDAY, January 29, 1849. Page 338 | Page image of Massachusetts, praying for the suppression of the slave trade in the District of Columbia; which was referred to the Committee for the District of Columbia. By Mr. Marsh: The petition of Charles T. Jackson, praying that the prayer of W. T. G. Norton may not be granted; which was referred to the select committee on patent medicines. By Mr. William Thompson: The petition of citizens of Lee county, in the State of Iowa, praying that the fee simple of a reservation of land in said county for the use of the half breeds of the Sac and Fox tribe of Indians, be established to them. |
| Senate Executive Journal --MONDAY, May 29, 1854. To the Senate of the United States: I communicate to the Senate herewith, for its constitutional action thereon, four several treaties recently negotiated in this city by George W. Manypenny, as commissioner on the part of the United States, with the delegates of the Delaware, Ioway, Kickapoo, and Sac and Fox tribes of Indians. FRANKLIN PIERCE. Washington, May 25, 1854. |
| Senate Executive Journal --TUESDAY, June 22, 1854. Page 342 | Page image Articles of agreement and convention concluded the 18th May, 1854, with the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri. |
| Senate Executive Journal --TUESDAY, July 11, 1854. Page 349 | Page image Link to date-related documents. Mr. Mason, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the treaty extending the right of fishing and regulating the commerce and navigation between Her Britannic Majesty's possessions in North America and the United States, concluded in the city of Washington on the 5th day of June, A. D. 1854, between the United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, reported it without amendment. The articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the city of Washington, this 18th day of May, 1854, by George W. Manypenny, commissioner on the part of the United States, and the following-named delegates of the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, viz: Pe-to-o-ke-mah, or Hard Fish; Moless, or Wah-pe-nem-mah, or Sturgeon; Neson-quoit, or Bear; Mo-ko-ho-ko, or Jumping Fish; and No-ko-what, or Fox, they being thereto duly authorized by the said Sac and Fox Indians, were read the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being made, they were reported to the Senate. Mr. Sebastian submitted the following resolution: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the city of Washington, this 18th day of May, 1854, by George W. Manypenny, commissioner on the part of the United States, and the following-named delegates of the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, viz: Pe-to-o-ke-mah, or Hard Fish; Mo-Less, or Wah-pe-nem-mah, or Sturgeon; Ne-son-quoit, or Bear; Mo-ko-ho-ko, or Jumping Fish; and No-Ko-what, or Fox, they being thereto duly authorized by the said Sac andFox Indians. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the said resolution; and On the question to agree thereto, It was determined in the affirmative, Yeas ... 33 Nays ... 5 Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Atchison, Bell, Benjamin, Brown, Clay, Cooper, Dodge of Wisconsin, Douglas, Evans, Fessenden, Fitzpatrick, Geyer, Gwin, Hamlin, Houston, Hunter, Johnson, Jones of Iowa, Jones of Tennessee, Mason, Norris, Pratt, Rockwell, Rusk, Sebastian, Seward, Shields, Slidell, Stuart, Toucey, Walker, Weller, Williams. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bright, Brodhead, Chase, Gillette, Sumner. So the resolution was agreed to. Ordered, That the Secretary lay the said resolution before the President of the United States. The articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the city of Washington, this 17th day of May, 1854, by George W. Manypenny, commissioner on the part of the United States, and the following-named delegates of the Ioway tribe of Indians, viz: Nau-chee-ning-a, or No Heart; Shoon-ty-ing-a, or Little Wolf; Wah-moon-a-ka, or The Man Who Steals; and Nar-ge-ga-rash, or British, they being duly authorized by said tribe, were rend the second time, and considered as in Committee of the Whole, and no amendment being made, they were reported to the Senate. |
| Senate Journal --SATURDAY, July 15, 1854. The President pro tempore laid before the Senate a letter of the Secretary of the Interior, accompanied by estimates from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, of the amount required to carry into effect treaties recently negotiated with the Sacs and Foxes, of Missouri, and the Delaware, Iowa, and Kickapoo Indians; which was read. Ordered, That it be referred to the Committee on Finance. |
| House Journal --FRIDAY, February 10, 1860. Page 240 | Page image Also, a bill to provide for the extinguishment of the Indian title of Sac and Fox reservation, in the county of Richardson, Nebraska; Also, a bill for the relief of B. Y. Shelly; |
| Senate Executive Journal --FRIDAY, April 13, 1860. Page 178 | Page image Mr. Sebastian, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom were referred, January 16th, the articles of agreement and convention made Page 179 | Page image and concluded at Washington city on the 15th day of April 1859, by and between Charles E. Mix, commissioner on the part of the United States, and certain chiefs and delegates representing the Winnebago tribe of Indians, reported them without amendment. Mr. Sebastian, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom were referred, January 11th, the articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the Sac and Fox Agency in the Territory of Kansas, on the first day of October, 1859, by and between Alfred B. Greenwood, commissioner on the part of the United States, and certain chiefs and headmen representing the confederated tribes of Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi, reported them without amendment. Mr. Sebastian, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom were referred the articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the Kansas Agency, in the Territory of Kansas, on the 5th day of October, 1859, between Alfred B. Greenwood, commissioner on the part of the United States, and certain chiefs and headmen representing the Kansas tribe of Indians, reported them with an amendment. |
| Senate Executive Journal --WEDNESDAY, June 27, 1860. Link to date-related documents. On motion by Mr. Sebastian, The articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the Sac and Fox Agency, in the Territory of Kansas, on the first day of October, 1859, by and between Alfred B. Greenwood, commissioner on the part of the United States, and certain chiefs and headmen representing the confederated tribes of Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi, were read the first and second time and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and no amendment being made, they were reported to the Senate. Mr. Sebastian submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the articles of agreement and convention made and concluded at the Sac and Fox Agency, in the Territory of Kansas, on the first day of October, 1859, by and between Alfred B. Greenwood, commissioner on the part of the United States, and certain chiefs and headmen representing the confederated tribes of Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the said resolution, and it was unanimously agreed to. Ordered, That the Secretary lay the said resolution before the President of the United States. Page 224 | Page image |
| U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 824 and 825, Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894 Date: March 6, 1861 Where or how concluded: Great Nemaha agency, Nebraska territory. Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume XII, page 1171. Tribe: Sauk and Fox of the Missouri, and the Iowa. Description of cession or reservation: Sacs and Foxes of the Missouri cede their reservation as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the S. fork of Great Nemaha river; thence up the SW. bank of the Great Nemaha with its meanders, to the mouth of the W. fork; thence up the W. fork with its meanders to the 40ø N. latitude where a stone marks the SW. corner of the Sac and Fox reserve; thence E. along the fortieth parallel to the W. bank of the S. fork of the Great Nemaha 14 miles, 27 chains 60 links to the SE. corner of said reservation; thence down the S. fork with its meanders to the place of beginning. The Iowas cede to the Sacs and Foxes the following tract W. of Nohearts creek: Beginning at the point where the southern line of the Iowa reserve crosses Nohearts creek; thence with said line to the S. fork of Nemaha (known as Walnut creek); thence down the middle of said S. fork to its mouth and the middle of the Great Nemaha; thence down the middle of said river to a point opposite the mouth of Nohearts creek; thence in a southerly direction in the middle of Nohearts creek to the place of beginning. Certain chiefs and others to make individual selections. Iowas retain balance of their reserve for future home. Historical data and remarks: This covers a part of the cession previously made by the Iowa, but afterward selected by the Sauk and Fox of the Missouri for a reserve. Act of Congress of Aug. 15, 1876, provides for the sale, with the Indians' consent, of W. 10 sections of this reserve. W. 10 sections Remainder This constitutes their present reserve View maps: Nebraska (eastern portion) ~ Kansas 2 Designation of cession(s) on map: 323, 427~428~429~430 View page images |
| March 24, 1862 Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 37th Congress, 2nd Session: Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the removal and consolidation of certain Indian tribes. Whereas the following tribes of Indians, to wit: Omahas, Ottoes, and Missourias, Iowas, Sacs and ... Committee: Committee on Indian Affairs Mr. Pomeroy asked, and by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following bill; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. A Bill For the removal and consolidation of certain Indian tribes. Whereas the following tribes of Indians, to wit: Omahas, Ottoes, and Missourias, Iowas, Sacs and Foxes of the Missouri, Kickapoos, Delawares, Shawnees, Wyandotts, Pottawatomies, Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi, Ottawas and Chippewas, Kansas, Weas, Piankeshaws, Kaskaskias, Peorias, Miamies, and Osages, own and occupy small reservations of land within or near the borders of the State of Kansas; and whereas said reservations embrace the best timbered and most fertile lands in said State, and hence their unimproved condition presents a serious impediment to the prosperity of that State; and whereas said several tribes are few in numbers, their various reservations surrounded by a numerous white population, which subjects them to injurious interference, and tends to demoralize and degenerate them; and whereas said several tribes have large amounts of property in land, personal property, annuities, and moneys invested in stocks; and whereas many of said Indians desire to be removed from their present abodes; and whereas it is believed that the removal and consolidation of all of said tribes of Indians into one nation, and upon one common reservation, remote from the whites, will best subserve the interests of the State of Kansas, promote the welfare, civilization, and industrial prosperity of said Indians, and greatly lessen the expense of the government: Therefore-- View bill S. 245 |
| April 24, 1862 Bills and Resolutions, House of Representatives, 37th Congress, 2nd Session, Read twice, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Aldrich, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill To provide payment for depredations committed by the whites upon the Sac and Fox Indians in the Territory of Kansas. Committee: Committee on Indian Affairs Read twice, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Aldrich, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, reported the following bill: A Bill To provide payment for depredations committed by the whites upon the Sac and Fox Indians in the Territory of Kansas. View bill H.R. 420 |
| Senate Executive Journal --MONDAY, July 7, 1862. To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith, for the constitutional action of the Senate thereon, a treaty negotiated in this city on the 3d instant, with the Sac and Fox Indians of the Mississippi. Letters from the Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Indian Affairs accompany the treaty. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Washington, D. C., July 5, 1862. |
| House Journal --THURSDAY, July 17, 1862. Page 1117 | Page image S. Res. 100. Joint resolution suspending the sale by sealed bids of the lands of the Kansas and Sac and Fox Indians; Page 1123 | Page image S. Res. 100. Joint resolution suspending the sale by sealed bids of the lands of the Kansas and Sac and Fox Indians. Page 1127 | Page image S. Res. 100. Joint resolution suspending the sale, by sealed bids, of the lands of the Kansas and Sac and Fox Indians. Page 1129 | Page image S. Res. 100. Joint resolution suspending the sale, by sealed bids, of the lands of the Kansas and Sac and Fox Indians; and |
| Senate Executive Journal --WEDNESDAY, December 3, 1862. To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Ferdinand Maxwell, of the Territory of New Mexico, to be agent for the Indians in the Territory of New Mexico; also Levi J. Keithly, of the Territory of New Mexico, to be agent for the Indians in the Territory of New Mexico; also Justin Harlan, of Illinois, to be agent for the Indians of the Cherokee Agency, vice Charles W. Chatterton, deceased; also Abel Lawrence Foster, of Virginia, to be agent for the Chippewas of the Mississippi, vice Lucius C. Walker, deceased also Henry W. Martin, of Kansas, to be agent for the Indians of the Sac and Fox Agency, vice C. C. Hutchinson, removed; all of whom were commissioned during the recess of the Senate. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Washington D. C., December 2, 1862. |
| Senate Executive Journal --FRIDAY, February 6, 1863. Page 118 | Page image The Senate proceeded to consider the nomination of Thomas G. Jones; and Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Thomas G. Jones, agreeably to the nomination. The articles of agreement and convention, concluded at the Great Nemaha Agency, Nebraska Territory, the 6th of March, 1861, between David Vanderslice, Indian agent, on the part of the United States, and delegates of the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, was read the second time, and the articles of agreement, together with the amendments reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs, were considered as in Committee of the Whole; and On the question to agree to the said amendments, it was unanimously determined in the affirmative; and no further amendment being made, the articles of agreement were reported to the Senate. Mr. Doolittle submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the articles of agreement and convention concluded at the Great Nemaha Agency, Nebraska Territory, the 6th March, 1861, between David Vanderslice, indian agent, on the part of theUnited States, and delegates of the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, with the following amendments, to wit: Insert the following as additional articles: Article 10. The Secretary of the Interior may expend a sum not exceeding three thousand five hundred dollars out of the proceeds of the sales of said lands, at any time he may deem it advisable, for the purpose of erecting a toll-bridge across the Great Nemaha River at or near Roy's Ferry, for the use of the Iowa Indians; and a like sum of three thousand five hundred dollars out of the proceeds of the sales of said lands for the purpose of erecting a toll-bridge across the Great Nemaha River at or near Wolf Village, for the use of the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri. Tolls shall be charged and collected for the use of said bridges at such rates and under such rules and regulations as may be established by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior; the proceeds of such tolls to be expended as follows: 1st, in making necessary repairs on said bridge; 2d, for the use of said tribes respectively. Article 11. It is further stipulated that whenever Congress shall by law so provide, all annuities due and to become due and payable to the said tribes of Indians under this treaty, and under all previous treaties, may be paid in specific articles, clothing, agricultural implements, and such other articles as Congress shall direct. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the said resolution, and unanimously agreed thereto. |
| Senate Executive Journal --TUESDAY, December 15, 1863. To the Senate of the United States: I lay before the Senate, for its constitutional action thereon, a treaty concluded at the Sac and Fox Agency, in Kansas, on the 2d day of September, 1863, between William P. Dole, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, commissioner on the part of the United States, and the New York Indians, represented by duly authorized members of the bands of said tribe. A letter of the Secretary of the Interior of the 12th instant accompanies the treaty. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Executive Mansion, Washington, December, 1863. |
| Senate Executive Journal --MONDAY, June 20, 1864. Page 593 | Page image Mr. Doolittle, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred, the 15th December, the treaty concluded at the Sac and Fox Agency, in Kansas, the 4th of September, 1863, between William P. Dole, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Henry W. Martin, agent for the Sacs and Foxes, commissioner on the part of the United States, and the united tribes of Sac and Fox Indians of the Mississippi, reported the same with amendments; and the said treaty, together with the amendments, was ordered to be printed in confidence for the use of the Senate. |
| Senate Executive Journal --SATURDAY, July 2, 1864. Page 652 | Page image The treaty concluded at the Sac and Fox Agency, in Kansas, the 4th September, 1868, between William P. Dole, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and Henry W. Martin, agent for the Sacs and Foxes, commissioners on the part of the United States, and the united tribes of the Sac and Fox Indians of the Mississippi, was read the second time and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and the amendments reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs having been unanimously agreed to, and no further amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate and the amendments were unanimously concurred in. Mr. Doolittle submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved (two thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty, concluded at Page 653 | Page image the Sac and Fox Agency, in Kansas, the 4th September, 1863, between William P. Dole, commissioner of Indian affairs, and Henry W. Martin, agent for the Sacs and Foxes, commissioners on the part of the United States, and the the united tribes of Sac and Fox Indians of the Mississippi, with the following amendments: At the end of article 1, add the following: Provided, That this treaty shall not take effect, or be enforced in any respect, until after said Indians shall have examined in person, by their elders and headmen, the lands prepared for their new homes, and have formally agreed to purchase the same at a price to be stipulated in a written agreement, subject to the approval of the President; nor shall any member of said tribes, who has received his land in severally, be compelled to sell or remove from the same, nor shall his said land be sold until his formal consent has been obtained in writing. Nor shall the proceeds of said sale, or any part thereof, be applied for of said Indians, in severalty, at their new homes, and in making improvements on the same. And in carrying out the foregoing provisions, an account shall be opened and kept with each Indian in a regular set of books in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. Nor shall the proceeds of the sale of that part of said reservation known as the "diminished reserve," or part thereof, whether held in severally or in common, including improvements, be used for any purpose whatever except in payment for land for a new home for said Indians and in the erection of improvements on the same. Article 3. After the word "tribes," strike out all to and including the word "treaty," and insert with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Article 4. After the word "Government" insert at an expenditure not exceeding five thousand dollars. Strike out Articles 5, 8, 9, 10, 13, and 14. Article 7. After the word "tobacco" insert of fifty pounds each. Add a new article, as follows: Article --. At any time hereafter when the President of the United States shall have become satisfied that any adults, being males and heads of families, who may be allottees, in severalty, under the provisions of former treaties, are sufficiently intelligent and prudent to control their affairs and interests, he may, at the request of such persons, cause the lands severally held by them to be conveyed to them by patent, in fee-simple, with power of alienation; and may, at the same time, cause to be paid to them, in the bonds of the United States, their proportion of the cash value of the credits of the tribe, principal and interest, then held in trust by the United States. And on such patents being issued and such payments ordered to be made by the President, such competent persons shall cease to be members of said tribe, and shall become citizens of the United States, and thereafter the lands so patented to them shall be subject to levy, taxation, and sale, in like manner with the property of other citizens: Provided, That before making any such application to the President, they shall appear in open court in the district court of the United States for the district of Kansas, and make the same proof and take the same oath of allegiance as is provided by law for the naturalization of aliens, and shall also make proof, to the satisfaction of said court, that they are sufficiently intelligent and prudent to control their affairs and interests, that they have adopted the habits of civilized life, and have been able to support, for at least five years, themselves and families. Article 11. Strike out all after the word "allowed," and insert to purchase the land upon which their improvements are situated, at the appraised value of the same, independent of the value of their improvements, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Page 654 | Page image Article 16. After the word "The" (the first word in the article), insert survey. After the word "lands" strike out [herein granted or confirmed to the individual members of the nation, half-breeds or others], and insert under this treaty. After "he" insert under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Lands. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the said resolution; and on the question to agree thereto, It was unanimously determined in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Secretary lay the said resolution before the President of the United States. The treaty concluded at Le Roy, Kansas, the 29th August, 1863, between William P. Dole, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and William G. Coffin, superintendent of Indian affairs of the Southern Superintency, commissioners on the part of the United States, and the chiefs and headmen of the Great and Little Osage tribe of Indians of the State of Kansas, was read the second time and considered as in Committee of the Whole; and the amendments reported by the Committee on Indian Affairs having been unanimously agreed to, and no further amendment being made, it was reported to the Senate and the amendments were unanimously concurred in. Mr. Doolittle submitted the following resolution for consideration: Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring), That the Senate advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty concluded at Le Roy, Kansas, the 29th August, 1863, between William P. Dole, Commissioner of Indian Affairs and William G. Coffin, superintendent of Indian affairs of the Southern Superintendency, commissioners on the part of the United States, and the chiefs and headmen of the Great and Little Osage tribe of Indians of the State of Kansas, with the following amendments: Article II. After the words "to be," where they occur the second time, insert surveyed and; after the word "prescribe" insert under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Lands as other lands are surveyed and sold. Strike out Article III. Article IV. After the name "John Schoenmakers," where it first occurs, strike out the words "superintendent of" and insert in trust for; and after the word "Schoenmakers," where it occurs the second time, insert on the payment of one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. Strike out Article VI. Article X. After the words "select" strike out the words ["two sections"] and insert the words one section; after the words "shall be," where, they first occur, strike out the words ["granted in fee simple"] and insert the words set apart; and after the word "patented" (in the proviso) strike out the words ["as aforesaid until after the surrounding lands have been surveyed and brought into market"] and insert and upon the discontinuance of said school shall revert to said tribe and to the United States as other Indian lands. Article XI. After the word "improvements" insert on paying one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre; and after the words "rate of" strike out the words ["fifty cents"] and insert one dollar and twenty-five cents. The Senate, by unanimous consent, proceeded to consider the said resolution; and on the question to agree thereto, It was determined unanimously in the affirmative. Ordered, That the Secretary lay the said resolution before the President of the United States. |
| Senate Executive Journal --SATURDAY, February 23, 1867. Page 242 | Page image To the President. To the Senate of the United States: I herewith lay before the Senate, for its constitutional action thereon, a treaty concluded in the city of Washington on the 19th of February, Page 243 | Page image 1867, between the United States and the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians of Missouri. A letter of the Secretary of the Interior of the 23d and copy of a letter of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the 19th of February, 1867, accompany the treaty. ANDREW JOHNSON. Washington City, D. C., February 23, 1867. To the Senate of the United States: I herewith lay before the Senate, for its constitutional action thereon, a treaty concluded in the city of Washington on the 18th February, 1867, between the United States and the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians of the Mississippi. A letter of the Secretary of the Interior of the 23d and a copy of a letter of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs of the 19th February, 1867, accompany the treaty. ANDREW JOHNSON. Washington City, D. C., February 23, 1867. The treaty between the United States and the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, concluded at Washington the 19th of February, 1867, was read the first time. On motion by Mr. Henderson, Ordered, That the said treaty together with the message and accompanying documents be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and printed in confidence, &c., &c. The treaty between the United States and the Sac and Fox tribes of Indians of the Mississippi, concluded in the City of Washington on the 18th February, 1867, was read the first time. On motion by Mr. Henderson, |
| April 8, 1870 Bills and Resolutions, Senate, 41st Congress, 2nd Session: Mr. Pomeroy asked, and, by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Extending the time in which certain parties may select and pay for lands of the Sac and Fox Indian reservation, in Kansas. Whereas by Committee: Committee on Indian Affairs ~ Committee on Indian Affairs Mr. Pomeroy asked, and, by unanimous consent obtained, leave to bring in the following joint resolution; which was read twice, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed. Joint Resolution Extending the time in which certain parties may select and pay for lands of the Sac and Fox Indian reservation, in Kansas. Whereas by the first article of a treaty made between the United States of America and the tribe of Sac and Fox Indians of the Mississippi, concluded February eighteen, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, the said Sac and Fox Indians ceded to the government of the United States all the lands, with the improvements thereon, contained in the unsold portion of their diminished reserve, define in the first article of the treaty, ratified July nine, eighteen hundred and sixty (the said tract containing about eighty-six thousand acres, being more particularly described by the survey and pats on file in the Department of the Interior) except as reserved in previous treaties, or in said treaty; and whereas, by the eleventh article of said treaty, certain persons therein named were authorized to select certain unoccupied lands in said diminished reserve by paying to the Secretary of the Interior, within three months after the ratification of said treaty, the sum of one dollar per acre for said land so selected by them; and whereas some of the persons therein named failed to make such selection and pay the View bill S.R. 171 Secretary of the Interior therefore within three months after the ratification of said treaty: Therefore, View bill S.R. 171, page 2 |
| March 3, 1871 Public Acts of the 41st Congress, Appropriations, page 560, Statutes at Large, 41st Congress, 3rd Session, Pages 395 through 602 View page 560 Sacs and Foxes of the Mississippi. Vol. vii. p. 85. Vol. vii. p. 541. Vol. vii. p. 596. Sacs and Foxes of Missouri. Vol. vii. p. 540. |
| U.S. Serial Set, Number 4015, 56th Congress, 1st Session, Pages 938 and 939 Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784 to 1894 Date: February 13, 1891 Where or how concluded: Act of Congress. Reference: Statutes at Large, Volume XXVI, page 749. Tribe: Sauk and Fox. Description of cession or reservation: Confirms agreement by which these Indians cede to the U. S. the following lands: Beginning at a point on the left bank of the N. fork of the Canadian river where the W. boundary line of the Creek reservation crosses the same; thence N. with said W. boundary line to the right bank of the Cimarron river; thence up the said Cimarron river along the right bank thereof to a point on said right bank of said river where the section line between secs. 19 and 20 of T. 18 N. of R. 4 E. of the Indian meridian strikes the same; thence S. on the section line between secs. 19 and 20, 29 and 30, 31 and 32 of said T. 18, and between secs. 5 and 6, 7 and 8, 17 and 18, 19 and 20, 29 and 30, 31 and 32, of Ts. 17, 16, 15, 14 N., and between secs. 5 and 6, 7 and 8, and secs. 17 and 18 of T. 13 N., all in R. 4 E. of the Indian meridian, to the SE. corner of sec. 18 in said T. 13; thence W. on the section line between secs. 18 and 19 to the range line between Rs. 3 and 4 E. of said Indian meridian; thence S. on said range line to a point on the left bank of the N. fork of the Canadian river where the said range line strikes the said river; thence down the said N. fork of the Canadian river, along the left bank thereof, to the place of beginning. Also the tract of land situated in T. 10 N. of R. 4 E. of said Indian meridian, N. of the N. fork of the Canadian river (not within the limits of the tract of country above described), and bounded as follows: Beginning at the point on the left bank of the N. fork of the Canadian river where the range line between the ranges 3 and 4 E. strikes the said river; thence up said river along the left bank thereof to a point on said left bank where the said range line again intersects said river; thence S. on said range line to a point on the left bank of said river where said range line again intersects said river; thence down said river along the left bank thereof to the place of beginning, and all other land or country in Indian territory in which said Sac and Fox nation has or claims any title, claim, or interest: Provided, however, the quarter section of land on which is now located the Sac and Fox agency shall not pass to the U. S. by this cession. View maps: Indian Territory 3 Designation of cession(s) on map: See 495 View page images |
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Chronology of Congressional Action Pertaining to the Sauk and Fox Indian Nations
Chronology of Congressional Action Pertaining to the Sauk and Fox Indian Nations
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