Ratified treaty no. 241, documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of May 20, 1842, with the Seneca Indians
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Ratified treaty no. 241, documents relating to the negotiation of the treaty of May 20, 1842, with the Seneca Indians
National Archives, May 20, 1842
1. Instructions, Feb. 17, 1842. (OIA, LS, vol. 31, p. 468-470)
2. Ambrose Spencer, Treaty Comr., to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Feb. 23, 1842, discussing his instructions and his plans for making the treaty. (OIA, LR, N. Y., S-3106, 1842)
3. Spencer to Comr. of Indian Affairs, Mar. 14 and 16, 1842, urging the postponement of the treaty. (OIA, LR, N. Y., S-3124, S-3125, 1842)
4. Spencer to Sec. of War, May 23, 1842, enclosing the treaty and reporting on its negotation.*
5. Extract (original copy) of the treaty, namely indenture between Ogden and Fellows and the Seneca chiefs, which is a part of the original treaty.* (Enclosure of item 4 above)
6. Comr. of Indian Affairs to Sec. of War, June 7, 1842, reporting on treaty. (OIA, LS, Rept. Books, vol. 3, p. 193-195)
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