Ratified treaty no. 270, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of May 17, 1854, with the Iowa Indians
Date
May 17, 1854
Publisher
Washington, D.C.: National Archives, National Archives and Records Service
Summary
1. Minutes of preliminary council held with Comr. of Indian Affairs at the Mission near the Great Nemaha Agency on Sept. 12, 1853.*
2. S. M. Irwin of Iowa and Sauk Mission to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Oct. 7, 1853 (two letters), embodying an outline of a treaty with the Iowa and detailing the conditions of the several tribes of that region with reference to the proposed treaties.*
3. Authority of Iowa delegates to make treaty for tribe. (OIA, LR, Great Nemaha, I-585, 1854)
4. Minutes of council held on May 8, 12, and 14, 1854.*
5. D. Vanderslice, Ind. Agt., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, May 16, 1854, informing him that Iowa have agreed that clause may be inserted in treaty granting to Sauk and Fox of Missouri right to locate on western part of their lands. (OIA, LR, Great Nemaha, V-26, 1854)
6. Minutes of final council on May 20, 1854, with Iowa, Kickapoo, and Sauk and Fox.*
7.Comr. of Indian Affaris to Sec. of Interior, May 20, 1854. (OIA, LS, Rept. Books, vol. 8, p. 17-18)
8. Sec. of Interior to President, May 29, 1854. (ID, LS, vol. 1, p. 237) See also items under Treaty of Mar. 15, 1854.