1:10:16: Difference between revisions
Created page with "General Land Office June 14th 1842 Sir, It appears from a communication hearing date the 29th []; just received from the home Mr. Morris of the Indiana Legislature,..." |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
June 14th 1842 | June 14th 1842 | ||
Sir, | Sir, | ||
It appears from a communication hearing date the | It appears from a communication hearing date the | ||
29th | 29th Ultimo; just received from the Hon. A.W. Morris of the | ||
Indiana Legislature, and other | Indiana Legislature, and other Correspondence with this office, that | ||
it is of the highest importance for the interest of that state that | it is of the highest importance for the interest of that state that | ||
the late | the late cession of the residue of the "Big Miami reserve" (see Miami | ||
treaty concluded 28th of November 1840 should be surveyed in | treaty concluded 28th of November 1840) should be surveyed in | ||
order that the authorities of the state may complete the canal selections | order that the authorities of the state may complete the canal selections. | ||
Therefore | |||
contained in the 8th article of the treaty in the following words | I Therefore beg leave to invite your attention to the stipulation | ||
that the Miami tribe of Indians shall remove to the country | contained in the 8th article of the treaty in the following words "that the Miami tribe of Indians shall remove to the country assigned them west of the Mississippi within five years from this | ||
date" and have to request information as to what steps, if any, | |||
have been taken by your Department for the removal of said | have been taken by your Department for the removal of said | ||
Indians west, and of the probable | Indians west, and of the probable time that the removal will be | ||
completed so that the lands may be surveyed and | completed so that the lands may be surveyed and treated as public lands. | ||
Inasmuch as the stipulations of the treaty above quoted | |||
matches the | matches the possessory right of the Indians contingent whom the | ||
date of their removal at anytime within five years which is | date of their removal at anytime within five years which is | ||
presumed to be a matter under your entrance it will be for your | presumed to be a matter under your entrance it will be for your | ||
Latest revision as of 10:40, 28 August 2021
General Land Office June 14th 1842
Sir,
It appears from a communication hearing date the 29th Ultimo; just received from the Hon. A.W. Morris of the Indiana Legislature, and other Correspondence with this office, that it is of the highest importance for the interest of that state that the late cession of the residue of the "Big Miami reserve" (see Miami treaty concluded 28th of November 1840) should be surveyed in order that the authorities of the state may complete the canal selections.
I Therefore beg leave to invite your attention to the stipulation contained in the 8th article of the treaty in the following words "that the Miami tribe of Indians shall remove to the country assigned them west of the Mississippi within five years from this date" and have to request information as to what steps, if any, have been taken by your Department for the removal of said Indians west, and of the probable time that the removal will be completed so that the lands may be surveyed and treated as public lands.
Inasmuch as the stipulations of the treaty above quoted matches the possessory right of the Indians contingent whom the date of their removal at anytime within five years which is presumed to be a matter under your entrance it will be for your