Clayton, P.; United States Congress. Indian Accounts and Disbursements, 1850-51 : Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury transmitting Copies of Accounts Current, &c., with persons entrusted with the disbursement of Money or Goods for the Benefit of the Indians; 32d Congress, 1st Session; Ex. Doc. No. 103. Washington DC: US Congress, 1852. First Edition. [11636]
Sometime rebound in brown buckram, ex library with ink call number on spine, bookplate, and several stamps on the end papers, 9 x 5 3/4 inches. 14, [2], 1021 clean pp. Good. Hardcover.
The first 14 pages are an index to the first session of the 32nd Congress. Then over 1,000 pages dealing exclusively with the many American Indian tribes current at the time, with detailed charts showing the agent and to whom the agent paid or donated, and what services were either paid for, or items donated. For instance, there are many entries in the name of D. D. Mitchell, Superintendent of Indian Affairs at St. Louis. He oversaw many sub-agencies, and each has listings of payments and disbursements.
At random, we find amounts dispersed to Iowa Indians, to the Sacs and Foxes of Missouri, expenses for vaccinations of Indians, for agricultural assistance, for treaty stipulations to the Kansas Indians, for treaty stipulations to the Ottawa Indians, &c., &c.
Another random example is disbursements made by M. Duval, Seminole sub-agent, with payments to individuals: to James Brown, Jr. for gun and blacksmith services; to Mahardy Colbert, for furnishing coal for a shop; to Abraham, for services as an interpreter. And for treaty stipulations: annuity in money; agricultural implements; blacksmith and assistant; iron and steel; education; payment to Sole Emathla account; Kab-che-chee (delegate); for Removal of Seminoles who surrendered.
The entire volume is full of this very detailed information of dealings between the Indian agents and sub-agents of the US Government and the many Indian tribes and peoples.
The book is laid out in chart format, that is, you turn the book sideways to read the charts (see photos).
