Ratified treaty no. 267, Documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of May 6, 1854, with the Delaware Indians
Date
May 6, 1854
Publisher
Washington, D.C.: National Archives, National Archives and Records Service
Summary
1. Power of attorney or credentials executed in council of Delaware tribe on Apr. 3, 1854, authorizing their delegates to treat with the U. S. for the sale of their lands.*
2. B. F. Robinson, Ind. Agt., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Apr. 22, 1854, enclosing credentials of Delaware delegates and describing a grand council of the various tribes affected by the prospective negotiations for the sale of Indian lands west of the State of Mo.*
3. Treaty (printed copy), including proclamation of July 17, 1854.*
4. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Sec. of Interior, May 20, 1854. (OIA, LS, Rept. Books, vol. 8, p. 20)
5. Sec. of Interior to President, July 3, 1854. (ID, LS, vol. 1, p. 247)