Special files of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1807-1904

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"The special files consist of correspondence, reports, accounts, affidavits, and other records that were brought together for easier reference. The records relate principally to claims and investigations but include some other subjects. The claims are those of traders for goods furnished to Indians or the government, of transportation contractors for shipping goods, of attorneys for legal fees, of other persons for services to the Indians or the government, of both Indians and whites for losses from depredations, of Indians for losses resulting from their removal from the East, and of persons claiming the right to share in tribal benefits. Many of the claims were submitted in conformance with provisions of treaties between Indian tribes and the United States. The investigations, other than those of claims, were principally of the conduct of employees of the Office."--Introd.

Microfilm of original records at the National Archives, Washington, District of Columbia.

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