Special files of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1807-1904 [microform].

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Special files of the Office of Indian Affairs, 1807-1904 [microform].

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These comprise 303 numbered files of correspondence, reports, accounts, affidavits, and other records relating to claims by citizens against Indian tribes and the U.S. government for goods, transportation costs, legal fees, services to the Indians or the government, losses from depredations, losses to Indians under treaty provisions, and tribal benefits. Included are some investigations of the conduct of the office's employees.

85 microfilm reels.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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United States. Office of Indian Affairs

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