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(INDIANS.) Group of 7 government documents relating to the removal of the Indians westward, including both the House and Senate first (?) printings

(INDIANS.) Group of 7 government documents relating to the removal of the Indians westward, including both the House and Senate first (?) printings of the Removal Act of 1830. Each 8vo, disbound; some foxing; includes one signed by Edward Everett and another by H. D. Gilpin. Washington, 1827-39
  • Notes: Removal of the Indians Westward. Letter from the Secretary of War. 13 pages. 3 January 1827 * In Senate... Mr. White made the following Report: The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom was referred that part of the President's Message. 9 pages. 22 February 1830 * Removal of Indians. Mr. Bell... made the following report: The Committee on Indian Affairs, to whom were referred that part of the first Message of the President. 32 pages. Sabin 34663. 24 February 1830 * Remove Indians - West of the Mississippi. Message of the President. 9 pages. 14 April 1830 * Removal of Indians Westward. Message of the President. 17 pages. 16 February 1832 * Expenditures--Removal of Indians. Message from the President. 91 pages. 15 March 1832 * Indians Removed to West Mississippi from 1789. Letter from the Secretary of War. 9 pages. 5 February 1839.
    Besides the House and Senate printings of the Removal Act of 1830, this group includes an early report on the subject written by Thomas McKenney, two Messages from Andrew Jackson relating to the cost of the removal, an 1832 Message from Jackson with a lengthy report by Lewis Cass describing the resettlement and an 1839 report that includes several tables showing the numbers of Indians removed (25,139 in 1838) and the amount of land purchased.

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