Letter from the Secretary of War Transmitting a Report of Gov. Cass and Col. McKenney, on the Subject of the Complaints of the Winnebago Indians, &c.

Authors

James Barbour
United States War Department
Lewis Cass
Thomas L. McKenney

Files

Description

Letter to the 20th Congress from the governor of Michigan Territory and others regarding treaty violations perpetrated by white colonists, primarily seeking to extract lead and other minerals. Area mentioned is in present-day Wisconsin.

20th Congress, 1st Session. House of Representatives, War Department. Document Number 117.

Call Number

Special Collections E99.W7 L48 1828

Library Record Link

https://unk.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UON_K/10gqpk2/alma991000547089706388

Publication Date

1828

Publisher

Gales & Seaton

City

Washington, D.C.

Keywords

Hoocąk, Hoocągra, Ho-Chunk, Winnebago Indians--Treaties

Disciplines

Indigenous Studies | Native American Studies | United States History

Comments

Material was laminated.

Recommended Citation

Cass, Lewis, Thomas L McKenney, and United States. War Department. Letter from the Secretary of War, Transmitting a Report of Gov. Cass and Col. McKenney, on the Subject of the Complaints of the Winnebago Indians, Etc. : February 5, 1828 : Read, and Reffered to the Committee of the Whole House to Which Is Committed the Bill (No. 103) to Enable the President of the United States to Hold a Treaty with the Chippewa, Ottawas, Pattawatimas, Winnebagoes, Fox, and Sacs Nations of Indians. Washington: Printed by Gales & Seaton, 1828.